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Soldiers and militia turn on civilians in encircled DR Congo's Goma city

Fierce fighting in recent months between Congolese troops and the M23 rebel group prompted the East African Community (EAC) bloc to deploy a joint regional force to quell the violence, with Kenya and Uganda also sending soldiers to the DRC. [AFP]

In a video circulating online, a young man can be seen bleeding to death on the ground. Close by, another body lies in a pool of his blood. Women's cries fill the night air in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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