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Vatican City, Mar 27, 2013 \/ 11:36 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Pope Francis appealed for an \u201cimmediate halt to violence and looting\u201d in the Central African Republic after a coup toppled the country\u2019s government over the weekend.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI call for an immediate halt to the violence and looting, and a political solution to the crisis to be found as soon as possible that would restore peace and harmony to that dear country for too long marked by conflict and division,\u201d he said March 27 at his first general audience.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI am closely following what is currently happening in the Central African Republic and wish to assure my prayers for all those who are suffering, especially the relatives of the victims, the wounded and those who have lost their homes and have been forced to flee,\u201d he told the thousands of pilgrims in Saint Peter\u2019s Square today.<\/p>\n

\tMichel Djotodia, the leader of the rebels, ousted President Francois Bozize in a coup over the weekend.<\/p>\n

\tDjotobia said in a March 26 statement that he is suspending the constitution and dissolving parliament.<\/p>\n

\tDuring the coup, 13 South African troops who were sent in January to support the government against the rebels, were killed on the outskirts of the capital, Bangui.
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\n\tThe rebels have accused the president of breaking January\u2019s peace deal, which created a power-sharing government composed of rebels, civilian opposition and Bozize loyalists.<\/p>\n

\tIn the wake of the government being overthrown, Doctors Without Borders reported widespread looting of hospitals in the capital city, Bangui.<\/p>\n

\tUNICEF warned March 26 that the lives of 600,000 children in Central African Republic are being seriously affected by the ongoing conflict across the country.<\/p>\n

\tEven before the fighting, the U.N. agency estimated that 2,500 children, boys and girls, were in the country\u2019s armed groups.<\/p>\n

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