Scores Dead In Surge In CAR Violence -- Al Jazeera
African force says at least 70 people killed in central town of Bambari, which has seen deadly communal clashes.
The death toll in the Central African Republic (CAR) has risen to almost 70 in just four days, according to a peacekeeping officer, following a surge of violence in the country.
The unnamed official said the death toll was still provisional because they have not been able to access the entire area.
"Nearly 70 people have been killed since Monday in violence in Bambari and the nearby villages, at least a hundred people have been injured and around 150 houses have been burnt down," a member of the African peacekeeping force MISCA told AFP news agency on Thursday.
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