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Political unrest in west Congo kills 10 -UN radio
01 Feb 2007 10:56:05 GMT
Source: Reuters
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KINSHASA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed in clashes between police and opposition supporters in Democratic Republic of Congo's western province of Bas-Congo overnight, United Nations Radio Okapi said on Thursday.

The violence took place as members of the Union of the Nation, the opposition coalition of Jean-Pierre Bemba who lost a presidential election to President Joseph Kabila last year, called for protests in Bas-Congo.

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Fighters loyal to former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba surrender their weapons at the U.N. Organization Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) offices in Kinshasa March 23, 2007. Bodies and shell casings lay scattered in the streets of Congo's capital Kinshasa on Saturday after two days of heavy fighting between the army and troops loyal to Bemba. Picture taken March 23, 2007.


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