Rivals Clash Before Peacekeepers Arrive
From Times Wire Reports
Tribal fighters attacked Bunia in an apparent grab for more land, days before international peacekeepers are to arrive, seeking to restore calm in the ravaged region.
Hundreds of people fled their homes after Lendu fighters launched dawn raids on positions held by the Union of Congolese Patriots, or UPC, a group from the Hema rival ethnic group that controls the town.
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