Attack in Central African Republic kills 10Ten people have been killed in an attack on the town of Birao in northeast Central African Republic Central African Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,800,000), 240,534 sq mi (622,983 sq km), central Africa. The landlocked nation is bordered by Chad (N), Sudan (E), Congo (Kinshasa) and Congo (Brazzaville) (S), and Cameroon (W). , a former rebel group said Monday, but an army source reported six wounded. Armed men on Sunday attacked a base of the former Union of Democratic Forces for the Rally (UFDR) rebels, two weeks after a similar attack, UFDR spokesman Djarnib Ngrebaye said. "We counted 10 dead yesterday in the ranks of the assailants," Ngrebaye told AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. . "Three men on the UFDR side were wounded." A Central African Central African may mean:
Ngrebaye said the UFDR, which has signed up to a peace process in the troubled nation, last came under attack at Birao on June 6. At the time, the army, former rebels and residents said at least 27 people were killed in ethnic clashes. Birao is about 800 kilometres (500 miles) northeast of Bangui in Vakaga province, near the borders with Chad Chad (chăd, chäd), Fr. Tchad, officially Republic of Chad, republic (2005 est. pop. 9,826,000), 495,752 sq mi (1,284,000 sq km), N central Africa. and Sudan. The town has already seen ethnic fighting among the Goula, Kara Kara (kär`ə), river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between European and Asian Russia. It is navigable in its lower course. and Ronga tribes, as well as bloody land disputes. 
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