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| France takes 'immediate' military action amid CAR clashes | |
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| A French-led military operation to protect civilians in the Central African Republic is being launched "immediately", after scores died in fresh sectarian fighting on Thursday. | |
| A contingent of 650 troops in CAR will be "doubled within a few days, if not a few hours," President Hollande said. | |
| Earlier the UN Security Council voted to allow French troops to join an African peacekeeping force in CAR. | Earlier the UN Security Council voted to allow French troops to join an African peacekeeping force in CAR. |
| Violence there has raised fears of mass killings along sectarian lines. | Violence there has raised fears of mass killings along sectarian lines. |
| "I have decided to act immediately, in other words, this evening," Francois Hollande said. | |
| Curfew | |
| CAR's capital, Bangui, was attacked on Thursday, reportedly by militias loyal to Francois Bozize, who was ousted as president by rebels in March, plunging the country into chaos. | |
| One hundred people were confirmed killed, Amy Martin from the UN in Bangui told the BBC. | |
| A government curfew came into effect at 18:00 (17:00 GMT) but sporadic gunfire could still be heard, Ms Martin said. | |
| The BBC's Andrew Harding, in Bangui, reported seeing many people lying wounded in the halls of a hospital. | |
| Our correspondent says the violence in the CAR is increasingly pitting Christians against Muslims. |