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Peace rally held

    JOHANNESBURG

    Some 20,000 people attended a peace rally and ecumenical service in Luanda on Sunday led by Angola's churches, news reports said.

    The crowds reportedly responded enthusiastically to calls of 'No to war! Yes to peace!' and 'No to lies! Yes to dialogue!' by church leaders.

    The independent gathering - a rare event in Angola - was sanctioned by the ruling MPLA party, but no government officials were present. The government has repeatedly said it would not open peace talks with UNITA rebel leader Jonas Savimbi, describing him as a war criminal.

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