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Over 1,000 displaced by attacks

    NAIROBI
    MSF told IRIN five people had been killed in an attack on the market in Makamba town earlier this week. This follows a weekend attack by rebels in nearby Kayogoro in which 11 civilians were killed. There were about 200 displaced people in Makamba itself who were lodged by the local community, but just north of the town, some 1,500 people had arrived in Nyange after fleeing their homes. MSF described their situation as "precarious". It said it had access to these people, but general insecurity in the province meant it was currently unable to reach many areas.

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