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Rebel soldiers causing insecurity in Uvira

    NAIROBI

    Rebel-controlled radio in Uvira said on Saturday that insecurity was increasing in the town because of lack of "harmony" among elements of the rebel army. Drunken soldiers had exchanged fire in Uvira last week, fears of possible army looting had led some town residents to spent the night across the border in Burundi, and more gunfire was heard in the town from Friday night to Saturday morning, the radio said.

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