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C. African Republic child soldier killed by mob

An angry mob stoned to death a 17-year-old soldier in Central African Republic who had been freed from a rebel group and moved to the capital for his own safety only to be re-recruited by armed fighters, the U.N. children's agency said Friday.The killings came amid growing resentment against the fighters who seized the capital in March and took control of the government. They are roaming the streets and, human rights monitors say, killing people including a priest and a lady carrying a baby.The17-year-old was among 64 children who had been demobilized from the rebel group known as Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPJP). They were brought to the capital in December for their protection after a new rebellion was launched in the country's volatile north, UNICEF said. He was later recruited by the rebel alliance known as Seleka, which was created in December and ousted the president in March.The boy and a second former child soldier who had since turned 19 were killed by a mob...

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