C. African Republic soldiers join chaotic violence

C. African Republic soldiers join chaotic violence

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The interim president of Central African Republic told the hundreds of soldiers standing in formation today that she was proud of them and called on their support to bring order to their anarchic country. Then she left, and the soldiers broke ranks to stab and stomp a man in their midst to death. They dragged his corpse through the streets. The horrific attack, witnessed by Associated Press journalists, shows the degree of hatred and savagery to which this impoverished country has fallen and the difficulty faced by the international community, which has already deployed thousands of peacekeepers, to try to stabilize it.