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Two rangers shot dead in DR Congo’s Virunga park

Virunga is known for its fauna and landscapes, but also for serving as a base for a number of armed groups for more than two decades [File: Baz Ratner/Reuters]

Two guards at Virunga National Park have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest bloodshed to rock the preserve designated as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site.

In a statement on Sunday, the park said the two guards “were shot and succumbed to their injuries” in Nyamusengera, a section near the Edward River, which marks the frontier with Uganda.

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