African peacekeepers shelled parts of the capital, Bangui, where mutinous soldiers were holed up after days of clashes, forcing thousands of people to flee, witnesses said. The mutineers have yet to rejoin their units under a January peace deal to end political and ethnic clashes between supporters and opponents of President Ange-Felix Patasse in the army. At least 8,000 people have already fled to the northern outskirts of the city and to the countryside, where the Red Cross plans to set up a camp for them. The clashes, which have included mortar and artillery salvos, have killed 58 to 104 people and wounded at least 70 in the city, medical workers said.
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