In pictures: French troops in Bangui as nearly 400 killed
In pictures: French troops in Bangui as nearly 400 killed
Show all 15French 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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