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World Service,10 Jan 1997,28 mins

French Military Intervention in Bangui

This Week and Africa

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French military clashes with rebels in Central African Republic capital Bangui. The French claimed their attack had been in retaliation following the deaths of two soldiers. Also on the programme, bomb attacks in Nigeria and Zaire's government struggles to deal with a rebellion in the east of the country.

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