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Congo calls Human Rights Watch report on killings 'biased'

The Republic of Congo soldiers.

The Republic of Congo said on Thursday a Human Rights Watch report accusing Congolese soldiers of killing 18 people while serving as United Nations and African Union peacekeepers in Central African Republic was "biased."

"I note with regret that the Human Rights Watch report is biased and accusatory," Communication Minister Thierry Moungalla told a news conference. "If I am not mistaken, it doesn't include any indication and (...) it's not even scientific. We don't give credence to this report."

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