A French peacekeeping soldier searches a man for weapons in the district of Miskine of the capital Bangui February 3, 2014. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola
BANGUI (Reuters) - At least 70 people have been killed and dozens of houses torched in clashes between Muslim and Christian communities in a town in Central African Republic, a local police official said on Monday.
The scale of the violence underscores the challenge facing French and African peacekeepers trying to restore order to a country that has been torn apart by inter-communal violence since mainly Muslim rebels seized power in March.
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