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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

5 killed, 50 injured in anti-UN protests in Congo's east

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At least five people have been killed and about 50 others injured on the second day of demonstrations in Congo’s eastern city of Goma against the United Nations mission in the country, a government official said.

Demonstrators on Monday had set fires and forced entry into the U.N. mission offices in Goma, accusing the peacekeeping forces of failing to protect civilians amid rising violence in Congo's eastern region. They are calling for the U.N. forces, present in Congo for years, to leave.

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