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2013-07-25 Africa Subsaharan

The Congolese army says it has attacked an M23 base near Goma, a city that was briefly captured by the rebel group last year.

Army spokesman Colonel Olivier Hamuli says Wednesday's military strikes targeted the rebel group's storage sites for weapons and ammunition.

But the rebel group says military helicopters bombed a nearby neighborhood, striking the village of Kavodo, close to Rumangabo, killing several people.

They did not attack any military position, they attacked only houses and people who were around Rumangabo, said M23 leader Bertrand Bisimwa.

An M23 spokesman emailed photos showing destruction and dead bodies the group claims is a result of the attack, and a doctor at a hospital treating victims said three children were killed as well as an adult, and that seven others were wounded.

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