Rebels of the Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD) said they shot down a Zimbabwean MIG fighter plane on Thursday near the government-held town of Kabinda, Kasai Oriental province, as journalists were shown the corpses of dozens of Zimbabwean troops around the nearby village of Eshimba. AFP said most appeared to have died as a result of explosions, while others displayed gunshot wounds. They were said to have died in an ambush last week. Kabinda is a key town on the way to the strategic diamond centre of Mbuji Mayi.
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