Fresh Violence in the CAR; Death Toll Rises

There are fresh reports of violence in the Central African Republic, as the death toll from two days of fighting has risen to nearly 300 people. Joanna Mariner works for Amnesty International in the CAR capital, Bangui. She tells VOA that gunmen linked to the rebel coalition that overthrew President Francois Bozize in March are carrying out deadly raids in the capital. "Groups of government forces, what are known as the ex-Seleka, who were the armed group that took power in March,...

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