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Fresh clashes lead to further displacement

    NAIROBI
    A further influx of civilians into Brazzaville from Pool was reported to be taking place since yesterday as a result of new clashes between security forces and Ninja militia allied to former prime minister Bernard Kolelas, news agencies said. Fighting was reported on Sunday in the Linzolo area, some 30 km southwest of Brazzaville, and sporadic heavy weapons fire was heard coming from the area yesterday and today, they said. More government troops, supported by Angolan soldiers, have been deployed to Pool and roads to the region have been sealed off, news agencies said. “We have asked the civilian population to leave the area to permit authorities to proceed with the mopping-up operations,” AP today quoted an army spokesman as saying.

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