Sectarian violence in the Central African Republic

[Jesus Malverde]

An angry crowd killed and mutilated a man who fell from a truck filled with Muslims fleeing the capital of Central African Republic on Friday, witnesses said, while an international court said it would investigate alleged crimes committed there.

The attack was the second daylight lynching reported this week as violence rages between the majority Christian population and Muslims accused of links to Seleka, a former rebel grouping that seized power last year and ruled until January.

In The Hague, the International Criminal Court said on Friday it would open a preliminary examination into crimes, including killings, acts of rape and sexual slavery allegedly committed during the conflict.

"The plight of civilians in CAR since September 2012 has gone from bad to worse," the court said. Some victims appeared to have been singled out on religious grounds, it added.

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[OmahaBlueDog]

1. I despise the term "Ethnic Cleansing"

The term came into favor when the Serbians were murdering ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. It should be called what it is -- murder or genocide.

Thanks for the post.

E.T.A. I think we all need to be more aware of events in Central Africa

[Jesus Malverde]

2. It's not really ethnic anyway it's religious.

Sectarian violence might be a better term...

I'll update the op, thanks for the feedback.

Language is important.

[OmahaBlueDog]

3. My comment wasn't aimed at you

My comment was aimed at the people who dreamed up that quaint phrase to describe slaughtering Albanians.