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Four Belgians still detained by security authorities

    NAIROBI

    Four Belgians arrested in Kinshasa on 5 and 8 February are still being detained by security authorities, a security source in Kinshasa told IRIN on Friday. "The four are still under arrest and are being interrogated by the authorities," the source said, adding: "The four are human rights workers who were on a tour of three countries in the region to assess the human rights situation."

    Radio France Internationale radio reported recently that the Congolese authorities had accused the four of being in possession of subversive documents.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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