World IN BRIEF : ZAIRE : 37 Rwandan Hutu Refugees Expelled
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Authorities expelled 37 Rwandan Hutu refugees, handing them over to soldiers of the Tutsi-dominated Rwandan Patriotic Front in what an official called a crackdown on crime in the border town of Goma. U.N. officials said the expulsions violated international law. Aid workers said the Zairians were becoming more aggressive about problems in the refugee camps.
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