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More UN observers planned for Kisangani

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    The UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC) intends to send additional military observers to Kisangani in the wake of the clashes, UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said on Tuesday following a briefing to the Security Council by UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hedi Annabi. In a press statement after the meeting, Council President Wang Yingfan of China said the members were “concerned” about reports of resumed fighting between Ugandan and Rwandan troops in Kisangani. They called for an immediate end to the hostilities and welcomed the UN’s plans to reinforce its presence there. MONUC on Tuesday reported signs that the airport at Kisangani had been shelled the previous night, Eckhard said.

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