Nearly 1 Million Displaced in CAR Violence

The United Nations says violence in the Central African Republic has now displaced nearly one million people from their homes, and that a lack of security is making it difficult to meet humanitarian needs. In a statement Friday, the U.N. refugee agency said looting, attacks against civilians and the presence of armed groups at some shelters are hampering efforts to help those in need of assistance. In the capital, Bangui, Doctors Without Borders says it has temporarily suspended most...

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