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Rebels Withdrawing; Protests Continue in Kinshasa
KINSHASA, CONGO (June 4, 2004) - Rebel soldiers appear to be withdrawing from
Bukavu following three days of protests that left five people dead,
according to updates from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Demonstrations continue, however, as hundreds of people – many of them
students – continue to protest what they believe is the failure on the
part of United Nations peacekeeping forces to prevent the Bukavu takeover.
The five deaths occurred when UN troops fired into a crowd trying to
loot the UN office, according to BBC. There is an as yet unconfirmed
report that one of the five casualties was a nine-year-old child. Most
people remain in their homes and travel has come to a virtual halt,
sources tell Covenant News Service. Most flights have been cancelled.
More information will be posted to this online Covenant news report as
it becomes available. To read the first story noting the outbreak of
violence, please see Two Dead as
Fighting Erupts.
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