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President denies increase in Angolan rebel attacks

    JOHANNESBURG

    President Sam Nujoma of Namibia has described as “malicious” reports that the Angolan rebel movement UNITA had stepped up attacks along the country’s border with Angola since Namibia offered support to the Angolan government three months ago.

    In remarks in a national television broadcast at the weekend, ‘The Namibian’ said Nujoma was apparently reacting to calls for the withdrawal of Angolan troops from Namibian territory. The newspaper cited official statistics indicating that more people had died in the past three months as a result of UNITA reprisals than in the first nine years of independence. Nujoma also rejected calls for dialogue with UNITA.

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