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Rebels deny massacre allegations

    NAIROBI

    RCD rebels yesterday denied allegations by the missionary news service MISNA that their troops massacred civilians in a string of villages in South Kivu earlier this month. Rebel commander Jean-Pierre Ondekane told AFP that clashes had taken place in the Kamituga region, but against Mayi-Mayi forces and Rwandan rebels. “I checked, and there were no civilian victims,” he said. On Monday, Kinshasa called on the United Nations to investigate the 5 March incidents.

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