Congolese Troops Shoot Dozens of Burundian Refugees
At least 18 Burundian refugees have been killed after security forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo fired on a group of refugees in the South Kivu province of eastern DRC.
Government army (FARDC) troops (file photo).
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