The Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to send 12,000 UN peacekeepers to Central African Republic, where violence between has triggered fears of genocide.

The Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to send 12,000 UN peacekeepers to Central African Republic, where violence between has triggered fears of genocide.

The resolution, submitted by France, will deploy up to 10,000 military personnel and 1,800 police to the former French colony, where violence has killed thousands in the last year.