Death Toll from C.Africa Clashes Climbs to Early 50
The death toll from clashes between ex-rebels of the Seleka coalition and local self-defense groups in the Central African Republic has climbed to nearly 50, a security official said Wednesday.
An earlier toll had put the number of those killed in Tuesday's violence in the country's northwest at at least 30, with dozens more injured.
"The latest toll of the clashes in Garga is nearly 50 dead, most of them people who were shot dead in cold blood in their homes," the official told Agence France Presse, referring to a small town about 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the capital Bangui.
Source: Agence France Presse
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