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Zambia jails 12 Angolan soldiers for illegal entry

    JOHANNESBURG

    Twelve Angolan soldiers have been convicted of illegally crossing into Zambia and sentenced to one year in prison by a Zambian court, news reports said on Monday. The soldiers were reportedly jailed by a magistrate in Solwezi, about 600 km northwest of Lusaka. The Zambia ‘Daily Mail’ said on Saturday that the soldiers were arrested after they crossed into Zambia’s Northwestern province in search of food but later surrendered to the authorities after being spotted in the area. Hudson Beenzu, police chief of the province was quoted as saying that security agencies were still investigating more offences allegedly committed by the soldiers. It added that last month about 10 Angolan government troops were arrested for alleged banditry in Zambian villagers closest to the Angolan border.

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