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Nujoma pledges to crush Angolan rebels

    JOHANNESBURG

    Namibian President Sam Nujoma has pledged to "leave no stone unturned" in a drive to crush suspected UNITA rebels from Angola who have launched cross-border raids.

    "We will leave no stone unturned until we wipe them (UNITA) out," Nujoma said after delivering his annual state of the nation address. "We are here to defend this country, its territorial integrity ... we have the capacity, I want to promise you that."

    The UNITA raids have increased since November last year when Nujoma invited Angola to attack rebel positions from Namibian territory. In the latest incident, an army base at Divundu near the border was shelled by suspected rebels a week ago. There have also been landmine incidents which have wounded people in the northern Kavango and Caprivi Strip border zones.

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