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DR Congo M23 rebels 'enter Goma city' | DR Congo M23 rebels 'enter Goma city' |
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A BBC correspondent has seen what seems to be a column of rebel fighters entering central Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. | A BBC correspondent has seen what seems to be a column of rebel fighters entering central Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. |
He saw them exchange small arms fire with the Congolese army. | He saw them exchange small arms fire with the Congolese army. |
UN peacekeepers have denied M23 rebel claims that they are in control of the airport. | |
Tens of thousands of people have fled recent fighting, which has led to fears of a resumption of the DR Congo war, in which some five million people died. | Tens of thousands of people have fled recent fighting, which has led to fears of a resumption of the DR Congo war, in which some five million people died. |
Neighbouring Rwanda has denied persistent accusations that it backs the rebels. | Neighbouring Rwanda has denied persistent accusations that it backs the rebels. |
On Monday, it accused the Congolese army of deliberately firing across the border onto its territory. | On Monday, it accused the Congolese army of deliberately firing across the border onto its territory. |
The commander of United Nations peacekeepers in DR Congo, Lt-Gen Chandar Prakash, said the rebels had tried to attack his forces at the airport, but had been repelled. | |
Some rebels had used the cover of civilian houses to bypass the UN base there and enter the town, he said. |