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  • US evacuates Americans from Central African Republic; coup forces control roads around Bangui

    11/02/2002 12:25:15 PM PST · by HAL9000 · 9 replies · 240+ views
    Associated Press | November 2, 2002 | JOSEPH BENAMSSE
    US evacuates Americans from CAR; coup forces reported holding roads out of city BANGUI, Central African Republic, Nov 02, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Coup forces were reported to be controlling the roads out of the Central African Republic capital on Saturday, and fears of new fighting ran high in a tense city running short of food. A U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo plane evacuated Americans. The plane carried out more than two dozen people - U.S. Embassy workers, other Americans, and other foreign nationals, Lt. Col. Pat Barnes said at U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany. "Everyone...