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Goma hit by strike

    NAIROBI

    Goma, in North Kivu, on Monday was hit by a general strike. Independent sources in the town told IRIN that shops, schools and the main market were closed as the RCD authorities set up road blocks. For the last two weeks, Bukavu, the main town in South Kivu, has also been hit by a strike. "This morning we had problems in Goma but now the situation is calming down, "
    RCD spokesman Kin-Key Mulumba told IRIN. "By the end of the day the situation will normalise."

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