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| DRC: Rocket kills 7 in Uganda |
| 2006-12-08 |
| (SomaliNet) A rocked fired from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) exploded in a Ugandan district of Kisoro killing seven people and injuring half a dozen more. A source revealed that the injured are being treated in Mutolere Hospital. A rocket-propelled weapon fired from inside the Congo caused the blast. Meanwhile, Congolese government forces have been fighting with forces loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda in the past two days and sources say this has caused thousands of refugees to flee into Uganda via Bunaganaborder in Kisoro. The District Security officer David Masereka said yesterday that the fighting had subsided but the Ugandan army warned that the security situation in the area remains volatile. "The Congolese army retook the areas of Bunagana and Bunyonyi yesterday but since control of the area has been exchanging hands between Gen. Nkunda and the National army- the situation will remain fragile," Ugandan army spokesman Maj. Felix Kulayigye said yesterday. The army spokesperson said Congolese Brigade Commander Col. Kahenga Smith together with Brig. Hudson Mukasa of the UPDF yesterday assured refugees that it was safe to return home. "We expect regular consultation between cross border commanders as agreed upon between the Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Aronda Nyakairima and his counterpart in Kinshasa in October," Kulayigye said. –Daily Monitor. |
| Posted by:Fred |