A Seleka fighter prepares a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) to be fired towards French troops in Bambari May 24, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
BAMBARI Central African Republic (Reuters) - French peacekeeping troops in Central African Republic used helicopter gunships and mortars on Saturday to fight Muslim rebels at a bridge in the town of Bambari, northeast of the capital Bangui, a Reuters witness said.
The clash is the latest between fighters from the mostly Muslim rebel Seleka coalition and peacekeepers, and could deepen antagonism in the north of the country towards French forces.
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