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Militiamen rape 127 women in east Congo town- Medical charity

KINSHASA - Armed men raped 127 women earlier this month during a raid on a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday.

Some 60 militiamen assaulted the women during a May 1 attack on the town of Kikamba in the province of South Kivu's Shabunda region, MSF said in a statement. It did not identify the armed group responsible.

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