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Bodies of Tanzanian UN peacekeepers to be repatriated this week

UN peacekeepers patrol the streets of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. [Photo: Courtesy]

The bodies of 15 UN peacekeepers from Tanzania killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be repatriated in the coming days, the Tanzanian army said on Sunday.

The soldiers were all members of the Tanzania People's Defence Forces participating in a UN peacekeeping operation in the conflict-torn eastern region of the country.

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