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[[title/short::Tens of thousands of Muslims flee Christian militias in Central African Republic]]
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* '''when''': [[when posted::2014/02/07]]
* '''author''': [[author::Sudarsan Raghavan]]
* '''source''': [[site::Washington Post]]
* '''topics''': [[topic::Islam/violence/on]] [[topic::Christianity/violence/by]] [[topic::Central African Republic]]
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* '''link''': [[URL::http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/tens-of-thousands-of-muslims-flee-christian-militias-in-central-african-republic/2014/02/07/5a1adbb2-9032-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html]]
* '''title''': [[title::Tens of thousands of Muslims flee Christian militias in Central African Republic]]
* '''summary''': <call func=smw.let.echo key=Summary>"Tens of thousands of [[Muslim]]s are fleeing to neighboring countries by plane and truck as [[Christianity/violence/by|Christian militias stage brutal attacks]], shattering the social fabric of this war-ravaged nation. [..] In towns and villages as well as here in the capital, Christian vigilantes wielding machetes have [[Islam/violence/on|killed scores of Muslims]], who are a minority here, and burned and looted their houses and mosques in recent days, according to witnesses, aid agencies and peacekeepers."</call>
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"They are killing Muslims with knives," said Muhammed Salih Yahya, 38, a shopkeeper, making a slitting motion across his throat. He arrived at the airport Wednesday from the western town of Yaloke with his wife and five children. "I built my house over two years, but the Christians destroyed it in minutes. I want to leave."

Christians have also been victims of violence, targeted by Muslims in this complex communal conflict that U.N. and humanitarian officials fear could implode into genocide. Several hundred thousand Christians remain in crowded, squalid camps, unable or too afraid to return home.
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