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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A volcano erupted late Monday near the city of Goma in eastern Congo, spewing lava in an area devastated by a major eruption four years ago.
The area around Goma has seen days of clashes between forces loyal to a dissident former general and Congo's army that have killed at least three people. U.N. forces were drawn into the unrest on Monday.
Mount Nyamulagira began erupting at about 10 p.m., said Celestin Kasereka, head of the Goma volcano observatory. Specific details of the eruption weren't immediately available. Kasereka said observation of the site had been difficult because of the unrest in the region.
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