French fight Muslim rebels in C. African Republic
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BAMBARI - French forces in Central African Republic fired mortars and exchanged sustained gunfire on Saturday with Muslim rebels who once controlled the country.
The substantial engagement by the French, including a Gazelle helicopter that fired a rocket, occurred in the central town of Bambari. Ex-Seleka forces crossed the bridge on the Bangui road and engaged French forces 300 meters from a bridge, prompting the French to fire warning shots and mortars, said a French military officer on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press. (AP)
