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Rwanda rejects U.S accusation of involvement in bombing IDP sites in eastern DRC

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People build a tent in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, home to tens of thousands of war-displaced people, on the outskirts of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on April 11, 2024. [Xinhua]

Rwanda has rejected the U.S accusation that it was involved in last Friday's bombing on sites for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which killed at least 14 people.

"The attempt by the U.S. Department of State to immediately and without any investigation place blame on Rwanda for the loss of lives in the IDP camps is unjustified," the Rwandan government spokesperson's office said in a statement Sunday.

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