Civil War Continues In Central African Republic

At Least 31 People Killed In Central African Republic Fighting -- Reuters

(Reuters) - At least 31 people, many of them civilians, were killed in clashes between Christian and Muslim fighters in Central African Republic this week, a local priest and Red Cross officials said on Thursday.

Fighting broke out on Monday outside Dekoa, a town 300 km (190 miles) north of the capital Bangui, when fighters from Seleka, the mostly Muslim rebel movement that seized power last year, attacked a roadblock set up by militiamen of the Christan anti-balaka group.

"Yesterday, Red Cross volunteers collected 21 bodies, most of them civilians. Others were anti-balaka," Father Everaldo de Souza, the local Catholic priest, told Reuters.

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