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One killed in Kinshasa demonstration

    NAIROBI

    Kabila's presidential guard opened fire on demonstrators in Kinshasa, killing one woman, as crowds booed the DRC leader and stoned his cortege on Monday.

    The demonstration followed the government's decision on Sunday to allow steep oil price increases, which in turn triggered a sharp hike in transport fares in the capital, sources in the capital told IRIN on Friday. [For full story, see separate IRIN-English item headlined "Kabila's guard kills demonstrator"]

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