Bodies Strewn Across Town After Central African Republic Clashes

A standoff between rival militias in the Central African Republic is preventing aid workers in the southeastern town of Bria from collecting bodies that have lain in the streets since Tuesday.

“The two warring parties have received nothing but reinforcements in the last 72 hours and residents are very worried,” Gildas Gbeni, who heads the Catholic Church in Bria, said by phone Saturday. “The local Red Cross has collected bodies of fighters and civilians but there are still areas where access is difficult.”