Eight killed in Kisangani clash

Radio reports on Sunday said clashes in Kisangani between supporters of former rebel leader Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, backed by Ugandan troops, and those of his successor Emile Ilunga left eight people dead. According to the first vice-president of the Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD), Jean-Pierre Ondekane, the incident would not cause any problems with Uganda. "The Ugandans have not come to help an individual, but to help the Congolese and they cannot plunge themselves into an adventure today," he told Radio France Internationale. "It was an incident and not a war against the Ugandans." The reports said the incident was sparked by demonstrations organised by the provincial authorities in support of the new RCD authorities in Goma.