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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 12 > U.N. says Congo troops raped, pillaged villages

U.N. says Congo troops raped, pillaged villages

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
November 12, 2008

GOMA, Congo — Hundreds of Congolese soldiers rampaged through several villages in eastern Congo, raping women and pillaging homes as they pulled back ahead of a feared rebel advance, the U.N. reported Tuesday.

Meanwhile, neighboring Angola said it was mobilizing troops to send to....

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