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In pictures: French troops in Bangui as nearly 400 killed

 

Iwona Karbowska
Monday 09 December 2013 12:20 GMT
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French troops began efforts to secure main roads and towns outside Bangui after arriving in the Central African Republic. France said many thousands rather than hundreds would have died in the last three days, had its troops not intervened.

Over 10,000 people seek refuge in Bangui to escape violence on the streets.

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