BANGUI, Central African Republic: French troops were deployed in the strife-torn Central African Republic (CAR) on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), while the African Union said it would nearly double its force to try to stamp out deadly sectarian violence.
Cheering residents honked horns, danced and banged on saucepans as some 200 French troops rolled into the mainly Christian town of Bouar in the west of the country.
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