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DR Congo accuses Rwanda of airport ‘drone attack’ in restive east

A general view shows planes at the airport in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [File:Baz Ratner/Reuters]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused Rwanda of carrying out a drone attack that damaged a civilian aircraft at the airport in the strategic eastern city of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province.

Fighting has flared in recent days around the town of Sake, 20km (12 miles) from Goma, between M23 rebels – which Kinshasa says are backed by Kigali – and Congolese government forces.

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