Bangui, Central African Republic, Jumada I 12, 1434, Mar 24, 2013, SPA - Central African Republic's President Francois Bozize fled the capital early Sunday, hours after hundreds of armed rebels threatening to overthrow him invaded the city, an adviser said. The rebel alliance, known as Seleka, reached the outskirts of Bangui late Saturday. Heavy gunfire echoed through the city early Sunday as the fighters made their way into the heart of downtown and seized the presidential palace, though the country's leader of a decade was not there at the time, according to a report of the Associated Press. "Bozize left the city this morning," said Maximin Olouamat, a member of Bozize's presidential majority. The adviser declined to say where the president had gone. --SPA 13:40 LOCAL TIME 10:40 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1090804