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Six South African soldiers dead in Central African Republic - witness


    BANGUI (Reuters) - At least six South African soldiers were killed in Central African Republic in clashes with rebels who seized the capital Bangui on Sunday and overthrew President Francois Bozize, a Reuters witness said.

    "I saw the bodies of six South African soldiers. They had all been shot. Their vehicles were also destroyed. Other South African soldiers came to recover the bodies," a Reuters witness said.

    (Reporting by Paul-Marin Ngoupana; Writing by Joe Bavier; Editing by Daniel Flynn)