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Article: Central African Republic rebel leader arrested in southern Chad
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- June 4, 2009
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Central African Republic rebel leader arrested in southern Chad
YAOUNDE, June 4 (Xinhua) -- A rebel leader in Central African
Republic has been arrested and jailed in neighboring Chad,
Cameroon's state radio reported on Thursday.
Charles Massi, the former minister of mines and head of the
rebel Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPJP), was
arrested two weeks ago in southern Chad and then transferred to a
prison in the Chadian capital N'Djamena, the radio said.
Massi, who was captured on the side of Chad before crossing the
border on a motorcycle, was arrested on charges of sabotage attempt
in Central African Republic, the radio reported, citing Chadian
Interior Minister Ahmat ...