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Congolese businessman shot in Kisangani

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    A Congolese businessman, Stanny Kangudi, aged 36, is reported to have been shot dead by Ugandan troops near Kisangani, DRC's third largest city. Tension was reported to be high with local residents angry over the incident.

    "The man who was killed was a diamond dealer and was on his way from Buta, north of Kisangani, with three of his associates. He was stopped by three Ugandan army soldiers 51 km from Kisangani town his two associates run away and he was shot dead," Willy Mushiki, a senior member of one anti-Kabila rebel group, told IRIN on Wednesday.

    Ugandan army officials could not confirm the incident. Kisangani town is divided among the three Congolese rebel groups and armies from Rwanda and Uganda.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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