At least six civilians were killed on Saturday (July 31) in the Central African Republic after an attack by rebels on a village in the north-west of the country, near the border with Chad and Cameroon, the United Nations Mission announced in Central African Republic (Minusca).
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This morning at dawn, elements of the 3R group (Retour, Réclamation, Réhabilitation) launched a large-scale attack against the positions of the Central African armed forces in the village of Mann
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Six civilians were killed and there are several injured,
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