Gunmen kill UN observer near DRC town

By Arthur Asiimwe

Cyangugu, Rwanda - Armed gunmen killed at least one United Nations observer near the eastern Congolese town of Bukavu, a spokesperson said on Saturday as a former rebel commander rejected a UN deadline to return to barracks.

Bukavu has been gripped since Wednesday by fighting between rival army factions, leaving at least 12 dead according to UN and army officials and sending thousands of refugees heading over the nearby border into Rwanda.

UN spokesperson Sebastien Lapierre said a team of four military observers had come under attack about 40km north of Bukavu, late on Friday.

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12 hours ago we had a report of UN troops using helicopter gun ships firing on rebels. Now this report calls them 'observers' when they receive fire. Is there a subtle lack of Fair and Balanced vocabulary here?

Can we assume as with Israel, most of the Weapons of Mass Destruction are Made in the USA?

Kinshasa - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a UN military observer in eastern Congo on Saturday, a UN spokesperson said.

A second UN observer was also missing after the pre-dawn attack at Kalehe, about 40 kilometres from the eastern city of Bukavu, said UN spokesperson Sebastien Lapierre.

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