They live in fear of walking more than 100 meters from their neighborhood.<br/> <br />...Living in close proximity to a stronghold of Christian anti-balaka militia.<br/> <br />The decision to send a 12,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force to Central African Republic is very much welcomed.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(French) PALM OIL VENDOR AND CHRISTIAN BANGUI RESIDENT, FREDITH AYA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I need blue helmets (United Nations peacekeepers) here in Bangui, because right now we have suffered a lot, there has been a lot of deaths. In the neighborhood, everywhere, you have dead people. So the blue helmets need to come quickly."<br/> <br />Violence has exploded in the capital of Bangui, after mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power a year ago and abused the majority Christian population. Revenge attacks were launched against Muslims.<br/> <br />Thousands have died in the conflict, and hundreds of thousands of civilians have been displaced.<br/> <br />An increased U.N. presence cannot come soon enough:<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)
