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Rebels claim 30 militiamen killed

    NAIROBI
    Rebels of the Rassamblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD)-Goma killed some 30 allied militiamen who attempted to close in on their positions at Bitare, Muresa and Kitutu in eastern DRC early this week, Reuters quoted the governor of Sud Kivu, Norbert Katintima, as saying. Five civilians reportedly died in the fighting in Kitutu, although the militias reportedly killed at least nine other civilians in several recent attacks elsewhere, according to the governor. The RCD blamed the attack on local Mayi Mayi warriors, Hutu militiamen and rebels from neighbouring Rwanda and Burundi.

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