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Militia try to take Moukoukoulou dam

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    Cocoyes militia allied to former president Pascal Lissouba tried unsuccessfully to seize the Moukoukoulou hydroelectric dam in the Bouensa region on Friday, RFI said today. One soldier was reported killed and six militia arrested, it said. Cocoyes militia occupied the Moukoukoulou dam for several weeks in April-May, cutting off electricity in much of southern Congo. Friday’s incident comes in the wake of several violent clashes between security forces and Ninja militia allied to former Prime Minister Bernard Kolelas in the Pool region south of the capital Brazzaville.

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