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50 killed in militia clashes in C. Africa town
BANGUI, Central African Republic, Jan 28, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Clashes between
rival armed groups in Bria, a strategic town in eastern Central African
Republic, have left dozens of dead, a senior official said on Tuesday.
“There are about 50 dead. Some bodies were immediately buried by
relatives, so it is difficult to give a precise figure,” said the prefect of
Haute-Kotto department, Evariste Binguinidji.
The clashes are the latest test to a nearly year-old agreement aimed at
bringing peace to the CAR, a country torn by militia violence.
BSS/AFP/SSS/1711 hrs