Iran Dispatches Humanitarian Aid To CAR Refugees

Tehran, March 10, IRNA - Iran has dispatched a consignment of humanitarian aid to refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR), an official said here on Monday. Talking to IRNA, senior official at Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Vahid Rahmati Roudsari said that the 40-ton shipment includes foodstuff, tents and blankets. He further noted that Iranˈs aid convoy for CAR refugees was dispatched early on Monday. The CAR has been facing deadly violence since December 2013, when Christian armed groups launched coordinated attacks against the mostly Muslim Seleka group, which had toppled the government in March 2013./end