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| Catholic cathedral under siege by Islamic rebels in Central African Republic |
| 2014-07-09 |
| [CATHOLICCULTURE.ORG] Rebels of the Seleka ...a 'mainly' Moslem rebel force in the Central African Republic that overthrew the govt, imposed a regime of rapine and looting on the country's non-Moslem population, and was then tossed by France. They still exist, getting funding and weapons from somewhere or other, licking their wounds, complaining about the oppression of Moslems, and occasionally raping and looting someone... militia have surrounded the Catholic cathedral in Bambari, in the Central African Republic, the Fides news service reports. The Islamic rebels reportedly fired on the cathedral complex and laid siege to the area. Fides reported that accurate news was difficult to obtain, because phone lines into Bambari had been severed. More than 12,000 civilians who have been driven from their homes by the fighting had gathered around the cathedral seeking refuge when the siege began on July 7. |
| Posted by:Fred |