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In Cameroon, Africa, a policeman who shot a five-year-old girl was beaten to death by civilians on the spot. 



On the 14th local time, foreign media such as CNN reported that a 5-year-old girl died after being hit in the head by a bullet fired by a military police officer during a checkpoint in Buea, a city in western Cameroon. 



Cameroon's Ministry of Defense issued a statement on the incident, explaining that "the driver did not stop at a military police checkpoint and fired a warning shot to deter it." 



"In the process, 5-year-old Caro Luis Endiale, who was in the vehicle, was fatally wounded to the head," it said.



The Ministry of National Defense added that a military police officer who opened fire shortly after the incident was beaten and killed by an angry crowd, and said that an investigation into the deaths of the two men was launched. 



According to a local human rights group 'Human Is Right', angry citizens carried the body of the dead child and gathered at government offices to protest.



▲ Vehicles and citizens chasing soldiers heading to the governor's office on the 14th local time


Some protesters marched waving tree branches as a sign of 'peace', while others claim that the police in question demanded 500 Central African Francs (about 1,000 won) from the driver of the vehicle before firing a gun. There were also protests waving and holding .



According to CNN reports, gunshots were heard at the protest site, but it was not confirmed from which side the fire was fired.



The area where the accident occurred is where separatists have been fighting with the Cameroonian government forces for about five years, claiming to establish an independent state.



▲ Buea, Cameroon, where the incident took place


In the region, English-speaking separatists are claiming to establish an independent state called 'Ambazonia', saying that they have been discriminated against by the French-speaking Cameroonian mainstream for a long time.



More than 3,000 people have been killed in the conflict between the two sides, and it is known that more than one million people have been displaced.



Some citizens expressed their outrage at the corrupt police and police, saying the incident was just one aspect of the armed forces harming local residents.



One protester, who requested anonymity for safety reasons, said, "The military and police only threaten citizens."



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