September 18, 2016 2:16 PM

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At least 26 people were killed by rebels in CAR

In Central African Republic (CAR), at least 26 people were killed by rebels in a village in the central part of the country. A Presidential spokesman said, the incident marks the worst bloodshed in recent months in a country trying to draw a line under years of religious violence and political turmoil. Violence pitting the mainly Muslim Seleka fighters against rival Christian anti-Balaka members started on Friday in Ndomete, before spreading to Kaga-Bandoro.<br/>CAR's UN peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA, dispatched troops to the area and separated the two groups.

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