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10 days to polls: Fire destroys thousands of Congo voting machines

Firefighters put out the overnight fire that destroyed hundreds of voting machines. [Courtesy]

A fire broke out in an electoral commission building in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo in early hours of Thursday, officials said, 10 days ahead of presidential elections that have been foreshadowed by violence.

The blaze came after three people were killed on Wednesday in clashes with police on the sidelines of an opposition rally in eastern DR Congo.

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