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Six civilians killed in UNITA attack in Bie Province

Alleged UNITA rebels have attacked the village of Cachingues in Bie province, about 600 km southeast of the capital Luanda, leaving six civilians dead a police source told Lusa on Monday. The police department source in Kuito, the Bie provincial capital, said the assault had occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning with Cachingues residents being awakened by heavy gunfire. Angolan government troops were forced to abandon their positions as the UNITA force occupied the village for two hours, until the garrison managed to regroup and take back the settlement. The police source added that six civilians were killed in the fighting, in addition to five government and four UNITA soldiers.

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