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Security forces kill 4 alleged UNITA

    NAIROBI
    Four alleged UNITA rebels were killed and three Namibian Defence Force (NDF) solders wounded in clashes in the northern Okovango region, defence ministry spokesman Vincent Mwange said on Wednesday. News reports quoted him as saying that heavily armed UNITA troops infiltrated Matava village, some 90 km west of Rundu and looted property. One UNITA rebel was killed in one of the subsequent gun battles, while two AK47 assault rifles and one PKM gun were captured. On the same day, Mwange said NDF soldiers also laid an ambush and killed three UNITA soldiers and captured two G3 rifles. He added that three NDF soldiers sustained injuries after their truck detonated an anti-tank mine during the follow-up operation, and they are currently receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Windhoek.

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