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At least 20 civilians killed by C.Africa fighters

A French soldier stands guard as Muslim people take refuge at a church, on January 19, 2014, in Boali, Central African Republic/AFP

A French soldier stands guard as Muslim people take refuge at a church, on January 19, 2014, in Boali, Central African Republic/AFP

BANGUI, July 8- At least 20 civilians given shelter by the Church in the Central African Republic have been killed by fighters of the mainly Muslim Seleka alliance, a peacekeeping official said Tuesday.

Another 25 people were wounded in the attack Monday evening on a Catholic centre for the displaced in the central town of Bambari, said the official with the African Union force in the country, who requested anonymity.

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