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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Clashes between rival militia groups in eastern Congo have killed nine fighters and reduced dozens of houses to smoldering ruins, aid officials said Friday.
The fighting erupted a week ago in Minembwe, a remote town about 120 miles southwest of the eastern lakeside city of Uvira, said Maj. Gabriel de Brosses, a spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo.
About 100 homes were burned, and cattle and goods were looted, said Olivier Byabagabo, a pastor in Uvira who leads a local aid group that works in the region.
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