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Civilians flee UNITA raid

    JOHANNESBURG

    An attack by UNITA rebels on an Angolan military post in the south of the country on Monday sent scores of civilians fleeing across the Kavango river and into northern Namibia, the ‘Namibian’ newspaper reported. It said that more than 100 villagers crossed the border into eastern Kavango following “heavy fighting”, and two were admitted to hospital. The newspaper reported that it was believed UNITA attacked the post to loot food and supplies.

    Meanwhile, Namibian immigration officials last week confirmed that 36 refugees from Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi were sheltering at the Casava transit camp near the Kavango provincial capital, Rundu. The official Nampa news agency said preparations were being made to transport them to the Osire refugee camp. An immigration official said the refugees from Congo and Burundi had crossed into Namibia from Zambia.

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