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Article: Civil war forces thousands out of Central African Republic into Chad
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- AP Worldstream
- Article date:
- February 25, 2003
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Dateline: N'DJAMENA, Chad
Intensifying civil war in neighboring Central African Republic is
forcing thousands of refugees across the border into southern Chad,
relief agencies said Tuesday.
Both Medecins sans Frontieres and the U.N. refugee agency said more
than 1,000 people a day have been crossing into Chad since Feb. 19
when foreign militias backing CAR President Felix-Ange Patasse retook