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Families searching for bodies in Central African Republic

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WARNING-STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES<br /> <br />Anxious women wait as the Red Cross delivers more bodies to the morgue in the Central African Republic.<br /> <br />Residents there are aching from the violence, with many unable to find their relatives' bodies.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) BANGUI RESIDENT WHO LOST HER BROTHER, MADAME PAULINE, SAYING:<br /> <br />"I lost my little brother yesterday at 10 a.m. and we still haven't found his body amongst those here. I don't know. We're looking everywhere. We'll also go to the hospital to look for his body."<br /> <br />Violence between Muslim Seleka rebels and Christian militias that started in March escalated this week.<br /> <br />The Red Cross has collected over 280 bodies and says many more have been killed.<br /> <br />The unrest has displaced many in the capital Bangui.<br /> <br />This church courtyard is housing around 2,000 people.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) DISPLACED MAN, TOPO OUBANGUIN, SAYING:<br /> <br />"The Seleka elements who are out of control came shooting real bullets

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