BANGUI (Reuters) - Political and religious leaders in Central African Republic on Thursday sought to assure the Vatican that the pope would be safe when he visited on Nov. 28-29 as the United Nations also prepared to add troops.
Pope Francis will visit the country amid intensifying violence in a two-year conflict that has pitted mostly Muslim rebels against Christian militias, killing dozens in the capital Bangui since late September.
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