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DR Congo: LRA Slaughters 620 in ‘Christmas Massacres’
17 Jan 2009 16:07:26 GMT
Source: Human Rights Watch
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<p>(New York) - Combatants of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) brutally massacred at least 620 civilians and abducted more than 160 children between December 24 and January 13 in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, said Human Rights Watch and Justice Plus, a Congolese human rights organization.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/01/16/dr-congo-lra-slaughters-620-christmas-massacres">read more</a></p>
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