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Africa Subsaharan |
Army chief says order restored in Kinshasa |
2007-03-25 |
![]() The intensity of gunfire had significantly decreased Friday but could still be heard in the downtown area around the UN headquarters, local media reported. Bemba surrendered himself at MONUC's headquarters Friday after leaving the South African Embassy where he had sought refuge after his supporters first clashed with government troops Thursday, a source told Xinhua. Around 80 of Bemba's bodyguards also surrendered individually, according to the source. In a statement released Friday, MONUC deplored the deaths of at least 60 people in the clashes, saying it "deeply regrets the fact that force was used in order to resolve a situation that could and should have been settled through dialogue." |
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