Central African Republic Peacekeepers Save Muslim Group From Violent Crowd -- The Guardian
Group seeking refuge in church saved as suspected Seleka members come under increasing threat in the capital
African peacekeepers were forced to intervene in the Central African Republic on Thursday to disperse a crowd waiting to attack a group of Muslims who had taken refuge in a church compound.
Several thousand people stood by on Thursday as a group of men threw large rocks trying to break into the compound of the Saint-Jacques church in Bangui. They were looking for an ex-rebel general they believed to be inside.
They chanted: "Kill him! Kill him!" as others placed a large felled tree in front of the gate to prevent people escaping the refuge.
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More News On The Crisis In Central African Republic
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Religious leaders seek calm in tense Central African Republic -- Reuters
US fly Burundian troops to Central African Republic -- AFP
US airlift of Burundian troops to Central African Republic under way -- Stars and Stripes
Africa: Violent Clashes Limit the Reach of Humanitarian Aid in Central African Republic -- AllAfrica.com
Humanitarian crisis looms for Central African Republic -- AFP
Humanitarian crisis looms in CAR capital -- Al Jazeera
Fears of genocide: 10 things to know about the Central African Republic -- Faith Karimi, CNN
A Spiral Toward Genocide in the Heart of Africa -- David Rohde, The Atlantic
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