Rebels Claim to Have Captured Eastern Port
Congolese guerrillas captured a strategic eastern lakeside port from government forces and their allies after a night of fierce fighting, the rebels’ commander said.
The government confirmed that its troops withdrew from Moliro near the southern end of Lake Tanganyika and accused neighboring Rwanda of using its troops to help seize the town. Rwanda denied its troops were involved.
Sylvain Buki, head of the Rwandan-backed forces of the rebel Congolese Rally for Democracy, said his troops captured the town near the Zambian border on their own.
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