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Suspected UNITA rebels clash with border police

    JOHANNESBURG

    Namibian Special Field Force (SFF) police and suspected Angolan UNITA rebels clashed on Saturday at a border post 120 km east of the Kavango regional capital of Rundu, ‘The Namibian’ reported on Wednesday.

    It said a number of UNITA men had attacked the border post at Mbambi in clashes which followed an ambush by Namibian security forces. It said police gave few other details other than to say a member of the SFF had been wounded. No other casualties were reported.

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