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Central African Republic clashes: 'Thousands flee villages'
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee "unprecedented levels of violence" in the Central African Republic, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has said.
It said its workers had seen appalling scenes of murder in a wave of attacks.
Entire villages had been burnt to the ground and people have been treated for gunshot and machete wounds, MSF said.
The mineral-rich but underdeveloped country has been in a state of chaos since rebels seized power in March.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24550561
It said its workers had seen appalling scenes of murder in a wave of attacks.
Entire villages had been burnt to the ground and people have been treated for gunshot and machete wounds, MSF said.
The mineral-rich but underdeveloped country has been in a state of chaos since rebels seized power in March.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24550561