An attack on a Catholic mission Central African Republic has killed over 40 people and wounded many.The mission shelters 20,000 refugees. The incident occurred on Thursday, Nov. 15 in Alindao, a town 300 km (200 miles) east of the capital Bangui, Cent. Af. Rep. Thousands of people fled when the mission was set on fire. "We have counted 42 bodies so far, but we are still searching for others. The camp has been burnt to the ground and people fled into the bush and to other IDP (internally displaced person) camps in the city," Alindao lawmaker Etienne Godenaha told Reuters. U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Central African Republic Najat Rochdi said in a statement: "This vicious cycle of repeated attacks against civilians is unacceptable."
Thousands have died and a fifth of Central African Republic's 4.5 million population have fled their homes in a conflict that broke out in 2013.
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