This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25708570
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| CAR cannibal tells BBC: I ate man in revenge attack | CAR cannibal tells BBC: I ate man in revenge attack |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| A man who ate another man's flesh in the Central African Republic has told the BBC he was seeking "revenge" for the murder of family members. | A man who ate another man's flesh in the Central African Republic has told the BBC he was seeking "revenge" for the murder of family members. |
| The man, who calls himself "Mad Dog", was in a Christian mob who attacked a Muslim in the capital Bangui. | The man, who calls himself "Mad Dog", was in a Christian mob who attacked a Muslim in the capital Bangui. |
| He said he had been "angry" because Muslims killed his pregnant wife, his-sister-in law and her baby. | He said he had been "angry" because Muslims killed his pregnant wife, his-sister-in law and her baby. |
| At least 1,000 people have been killed since violence broke out in the Christian-majority country in December. | At least 1,000 people have been killed since violence broke out in the Christian-majority country in December. |
| Tens of thousands have also been forced to flee their homes in the sectarian conflict. | Tens of thousands have also been forced to flee their homes in the sectarian conflict. |
| However correspondents say fighting appears to have eased in Bangui after rival militiamen laid down their arms in a truce brokered by the French military. | However correspondents say fighting appears to have eased in Bangui after rival militiamen laid down their arms in a truce brokered by the French military. |
| 'Magic' powers | 'Magic' powers |
| "Mad Dog" told the BBC's Paul Wood he had seen his victim sitting on a minibus and decided to follow him. | "Mad Dog" told the BBC's Paul Wood he had seen his victim sitting on a minibus and decided to follow him. |
| More and more people joined him until he was at the head of a mob of some 20 youths, he said. | More and more people joined him until he was at the head of a mob of some 20 youths, he said. |
| They forced the bus driver to stop and dragged the Muslim man out on the street, where he was beaten and stabbed before being set on fire. | They forced the bus driver to stop and dragged the Muslim man out on the street, where he was beaten and stabbed before being set on fire. |
| Footage of the incident shows "Mad Dog" eating the man's leg, our correspondent says. | Footage of the incident shows "Mad Dog" eating the man's leg, our correspondent says. |
| According to eyewitnesses, no-one tried to intervene. | According to eyewitnesses, no-one tried to intervene. |
| Acts of cannibalism are rare in CAR, where sectarianism is a recent development, our correspondent says. | Acts of cannibalism are rare in CAR, where sectarianism is a recent development, our correspondent says. |