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| Clashes between CAR rival rebels kill 22, displace 10,000 |
| 2017-05-21 |
| [Iran Press TV] Clashes between rival Christian and Moslem militias in the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Bria have claimed the lives of at least 22 people, including 17 civilians, and displaced 10,000 others over the past week. "The fighting between gangs in the northeastern town of Bria and elsewhere in eastern CAR must stop," Diane Corner, the deputy head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the African country, known as MINUSCA, said in a Saturday statement. "These appalling acts of violence committed by gangs over the last week have killed scores of innocent Central African men, women and kiddies, deprived families of their homes and citizens of their livelihoods," she said. Nearly 36 people were also maimed in the festivities, the UN mission noted. On Friday, the rival factions fought over Bria's airstrip. Humanitarian workers were forced to seek refuge inside the MINUSCA base in the area as a result of looting and insecurity. |
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