(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/pb-130327-bangui-da.photoblog600.jpg)Sia Kambou / AFP - Getty ImagesRebels of the Seleka coalition arrest a man, who was wearing military fatigues and claiming to belong to the Seleka movement, suspected of looting a house in Bangui, Central African Republic, on March 26, 2013. By Ange Aboa, Reuters
Looters and gunmen roamed the streets of Central African Republic's capital Bangui on Tuesday (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51336479) as rebels and regional peacekeepers struggled to restore order two days after a coup plunged the mineral-rich country into chaos.
The ousting of President Francois Bozize and the political turmoil around it has raised fears of a humanitarian crisis in the former French colony - and embarrassed regional power South Africa which had sent troops to defend the government.
About 5,000 Seleka rebel fighters poured into the capital on Sunday, brushing aside a 400-strong South African force which attempted to block their path. At least 13 South African soldiers were killed and 27 wounded. Read the full story (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51336479).
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This gunmen are always on the news nowadays. I thought we've gone past their era already