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Thousands displaced in Lusambo

    NAIROBI
    Some 30,000 residents of Lusambo town in Kasai Oriental province fled into surrounding forests due to fighting between rebels and Kinshasa-allied forces earlier this month, journalists flown to the town from Kigali reported on Wednesday. Less than 10,000 displaced people had returned to Lusambo since it was captured by the rebels on 7 June, the PANA news agency said. It quoted local residents as saying the displaced were in need of food and drugs and no aid agency was now operating in the area. AFP reported heavy looting of homes and health facilities, and residents said government soldiers had raped women.

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