French troops killed about 10 members of the Séléka militia in the Central African Republic (CAR) capital, Bangui, on Wednesday, according to diplomatic sources. A local councillor from a town near Paris has been named communication minister in the new government appointed by Prime Minister André Nzapayeke.
French armoured cars responded when their troops were fired on by members of the Islamic former rebels holed up in the RDOT military camp, the diplomatic source told the AFP news agency, adding that about 10 of the fighters were killed.
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