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At least 129 dead after boat capsizes in DR Congo

At least 129 people drowned when a passenger ship capsized on Lake Tanganyika in the southeast of Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a new official death toll Sunday.

"Rescue workers recovered a total of 129 bodies," an official told AFP, adding there were a number of women and children among the victims in Thursday's disaster.

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