UN troops kill 60 in Congo battle

UN peacekeepers killed as many as 60 militia members in a vicious gun fight in north-eastern Congo, a UN spokesman said today.

Wed, 02 Mar, 2005 - 10:47

UN peacekeepers killed as many as 60 militia members in a vicious gun fight in north-eastern Congo, a UN spokesman said today.

The gunfight took place yesterday in the violent Ituri province, where nine peacekeepers were ambushed and killed by militia members last week

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