DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has authorised military transport aircraft to carry troops from Burundi to the Central African Republic to support a French-led effort to stop the spread of sectarian violence in that country, a Pentagon spokesman said.
Hagel, who is travelling in Qatar, authorized the use of U.S. transport planes on Sunday after being asked for airlift assistance by French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, the spokesman said in a statement.
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