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Rwanda-backed radio in Kisangani attacked

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    Forces supporting ousted rebel leader Ernest Wamba dia Wamba attacked a rival radio station in Kisangani last Thursday, humanitarian sources told IRIN on Monday. The station is controlled by the Rwandan-backed commander of the Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD), Jean-Pierre Ondekane. The commander, along with another top Rwanda-backed RCD official Bizima Karaha, is currently in Kisangani to negotiate with Ugandan troops who support Wamba’s rival faction, the sources said. Kisangani is described as very tense, due to the presence of both factions and their respective Ugandan and Rwandan backers. Shooting between the two groups was reported out on the outskirts of the town on Friday.

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