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Chadian troops kill 8 in Bangui

Chadian troops have opened fire in the Central African Republic capital Bangui, killing eight people, a peacekeeping force says.

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Chadian soldiers sent to repatriate their compatriots from the Central African Republic have opened fire on residents in Bangui, killing at least eight people, the African peacekeeping force MISCA says.

The incident happened on Saturday when some Chadian soldiers "opened fired on residents of the northern neighbourhoods (in Bangui), leaving at least eight people dead and several wounded," an officer with the MISCA force who requested anonymity told AFP on Sunday.


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