Rebels Say They’ll Take Key City Soon
From Times Wire Reports
Rebel forces trying to overthrow Zaire’s government said they were closing in on Kisangani--the last major government stronghold in eastern Zaire--and would take it within the week. Mbuyi Tshikombo, a spokesman for the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire, said the rebels were less than 14 miles from the city of about 300,000 people.
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