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400 EU Troops Head to Congo As Fighting Continues

HeadlineAug 22, 2006

Meanwhile, 400 extra European Union troops are being flown into the Democratic Republic of Congo. The capital of Kenshasa has seen three days of clashes between forces loyal to the two men who are facing each other in a presidential runoff in October. Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba have accused President Joseph Kabila’s guards of attacking Bemba’s house.

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