CatholicOnline: The attack in Bambari, 236 miles northeast of the capital of Bangui, came shortly before French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was expected to visit. A grenade attack had injured seven French soldiers the previous week.
Church officials said fighters from the Seleka rebel movement and armed civilians from the town’s Muslim community had invaded the St. Joseph’s Cathedral around 3 p.m. More on this developing story here.
