A Christian mob in the Central African Republic capital Bangui has killed and burned two Muslims in the street, in the latest sectarian clash.
The gangs told the BBC they would carry on killing Muslims in their area.
French and African Union soldiers are struggling to contain sectarian violence that erupted after largely Muslim rebels took over the country.
MPs are due to select a new interim president on Monday, a week after rebel leader Michel Djotodia quit the post.
Djotodia became CAR’s first Muslim ruler after his rebel group Seleka overthrew the government in March last year.
The coup helped plunge CAR into sectarian conflict between the majority Christians and the minority Muslims.
He quit on 11 January having failed to stop the violence.
Although the clashes seemed to die down immediately after he quit, reports emerged later in the week of more violence.
On Friday, aid agencies said at least 22 people were killed in an attack on a convoy evacuating Muslims to neighbouring Cameroon.
Aid workers carry bodies to a truck, Bangui, 19 January Aid workers in Bangui rushed to remove the burnt bodies of the Muslim men
In yesterday’s attack, a Christian mob killed two Muslims and set their bodies alight at a roundabout in the capital.
They told the BBC’s reporter that they were avenging the murder of a Christian overnight. It is unclear whether the men had any part or were targeted simply for being Muslim.
The UN security council approved a French troop deployment to CAR late last year as part of a plan to restore order and hold an election by early 2015.
The temporary parliament finalised a list of eight candidates for interim president on Sunday