"Clashes halt Central African relief work" Associated Press October 10, 2014
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Clashes in Central African Republic’s capital have resulted in ‘‘many casualties,’’ the International Committee for the Red Cross said Thursday, marking the most significant violence in the city since a UN force took over peacekeeping last month.
The violence began Tuesday when a former fighter with a mostly Muslim Seleka rebel coalition was killed by anti-Balaka Christian militias who mutilated his body before burning it, witnesses said.
Reprisal attacks ensued.
At least 5,000 people have died over nine months of sectarian violence in the country. The International Crisis Group has warned a political transition was at risk of falling apart....
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