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Two explosions at M23 meeting in east DR Congo city: AFP reporters

Street scene with people watching the flames of some burning tyres at the entrance of the Belgian embassy building in Kinshasa, DRC Congo, Tuesday 28 January 2025. [AFP]

Two explosions rocked a city in eastern DR Congo Thursday after a meeting of the M23 attended by one of the armed group's leaders Corneille Nangaa, AFP reporters saw.

Bukavu is one of two key cities in the turbulent region seized in recent weeks by anti-government M23 fighters who UN experts say are backed by Rwandan forces.

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