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 KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Days of clashes between security forces and demonstrators claiming electoral fraud have left nearly 100 people dead in several southwestern Congo towns, humanitarian and rights groups said Friday.
Demonstrators rampaged through the town of Moanda, setting fire to police posts and several government buildings, prompting security forces to intervene, said Willy Iboma, who heads the local Foundation for the Defense of Children's Rights. The soldiers used automatic weapons and rockets, he said.
"Until now, bodies are still being gathered from the streets and the bush," Iboma told The Associated Press by telephone from the town, adding that the violence reached its peak Thursday.
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