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UN sends troops to CAR diamond-mining town

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The United Nations (UN) said it plans to deploy more peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) diamond-mining town of  Bangassou to stem a recent wave of violence. Almost three quarters of the 35 000 inhabitants of the southeastern town need humanitarian assistance following the unrest, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said in an emailed statement Tuesday.
 
 
 
 
 

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