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Congo captures senior commander of Rwandan genocide-linked rebels

Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo said they had arrested the deputy commander of a rebel group linked to Rwanda's genocide, in a blow to a militia at the heart of two decades of conflict in the region.

But in a reminder of ongoing violence in Congo's conflict-torn east, suspected rebels from another group hacked at least nine people to death near the boundary between North Kivu and Ituri provinces on Friday.

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