C.A.R, Oct 29, 2016 – At least 25 people are feared killed in a two day violence in the Central African Republic, the UN peacekeeping mission has said.
According to the UN, 15 people died on Thursday in clashes between Muslim fighters of the former Seleka militia and the Christian vigilante anti-Balaka group, it said.
It added that 6 police officers and four civilians died in an ambush on Friday.The Central African Republic has been the centre of religious and ethnic clashes since 2013.
According to UN, “clashes between elements of the anti-Balaka and ex-Seleka caused 15 deaths and a number of wounded” in the town of Bambari, about 250km (150 miles) north-east of the capital Bangui.
‘’Six gendarmes and four civilians lost their lives on Friday morning in an ambush on the Bambari-Grimari road. The UN mission urged all armed groups to end “the cycle of attack and reprisal”.
Seleka rebels briefly seized power in March 2013 and deposed the Christian President Francois Bozize.
