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Soldiers and militia turn on civilians in encircled DR Congo's Goma city

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Fierce fighting in recent months between Congolese troops and the M23 rebel group prompted the East African Community (EAC) bloc to deploy a joint regional force to quell the violence, with Kenya and Uganda also sending soldiers to the DRC. [AFP]

In a video circulating online, a young man can be seen bleeding to death on the ground. Close by, another body lies in a pool of his blood. Women's cries fill the night air in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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