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Military officer shot dead

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    A Rwandan army officer, Second Lieutenant Epa Rutaisire, was shot dead in Kigali on Saturday night as he was returning home, the Rwanda News Agency said, citing security sources. He was reportedly killed by armed men in military uniform who were travelling in a vehicle with DRC number plates, RNA said. His murder follows that of a Liberian national working for the World Food Programme (WFP) and presidential adviser Aciel Kabera.

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