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FAA thwarts UNITA attack in Huambo

    JOHANNESBURG

    Government soldiers repelled a suspected UNITA attack in Huambo province in the early hours of Friday, the official Angop news agency has reported. Quoting a military source, the agency said the areas of Siculacumelala and Velha Chica, on the outskirts of Bailundo and about 82 km north of Huambo city, were targeted by rebels who wanted to loot people’s goods.

    “The quick response by the government forces prevented the Savimbists’ attack,” the source was quoted saying. He said the number of attackers was not clear. Meanwhile, the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) said in its latest emergency report said that an attack on the Samba Caju municipality in Kuanza Norte on 20 July had led to a number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing to Lucala. It also said that attacks and kidnappings in the Lutume area of Moxico province had provoked a new influx of IDPs to Luena, where aid agencies are providing as much assistance as possible.

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