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Insecurity in Kigali on the rise

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    Armed robberies and banditry are on the rise in Kigali, forcing the police into a fresh crackdown, according to a Rwandan news agency(RNA) report. Police spokesman Tony Kurumba was quoted as telling RNA that: “following the new wave of banditry and armed robberies in Kigali, the police had caught six bandits and killed two others. The Rwandan police spokesman told RNA: “such banditry acts are carried out by demobilised soldiers, unemployed youths and army deserters who possess guns and use them as means of survival.” Diplomatic sources told IRIN that armed robberies have been on the rise for the last two months.

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