After A 'Flood Of Fire', Goma Delivered To Looters

Armed men travel in an unmarked pickup truck along a street in Goma, following fierce clashes (Credit: AFP)

Heavy artillery fire and bursts of automatic weapons resonated for endless hours.

The streets of the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, where the Rwandan army and the M23 extended control in clashes with the Congolese army and its allies, were almost deserted Tuesday.