20 Killed in Attack on Funeral in Bangui

Officials in the Central African Republic say a grenade attack on a funeral ceremony has killed 20 people and left another 11 wounded.The attack occurred about 11 p.m. Thursday night local time in Fatima, a Muslim neighborhood of the capital, Bangui. A witness, Samba Vianney, told VOA that residents had come together to mourn the death of a neighbor, who was killed in fighting over the weekend.Vianney said there were "loud bursts of gunfire, followed by grenade explosions." He...

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