An unknown number of people have been killed in remote rural areas too risky to access . US : ` ` It is clear that urgent action is needed to save lives , '' says U.S. envoy Power . UN Security Council passes resolution authorizing African and French intervention . Eight people have been killed and 65 wounded in Bangui , Doctors Without Borders says . Gunfire appears to target a church where 35,000 Christians have taken refuge .
US : ` ` It is clear that urgent action is needed to save lives , '' says U.S. envoy Power . UN Security Council passes resolution authorizing African and French intervention . Eight people have been killed and 65 wounded in Bangui , Doctors Without Borders says . Gunfire appears to target a church where 35,000 Christians have taken refuge .