[An Nahar] At least 30 people died and dozens more were maimed in festivities Tuesday between ex-rebels of the Seleka coalition and local self-defense groups in the Central Africa Republic, a security source said."Fierce fighting has claimed at least 30 lives ... but the festivities were still going on as of mid-morning," the source close to the military high command in Bangui told Agence La Belle France Presse.
Fighting in the village of Garga, in the country's northwest, continued into Tuesday morning, the source added.