Voting on a referendum for a new constitution in the Central African Republic was extended to a second day after violence broke out Sunday killing five people.
The killings took place in a majority Muslim enclave of the capital city Bangui. Young people in the area where the violence broke out complained that it was perpetrated by supporters of rebel leader Abdoulaye Hissene. The voters said they wanted a peaceful vote so they could go about their business.
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