Kinshasa – A gunbattle erupted on Wednesday between soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo and rival Rwandan forces on their volatile border, local Congolese officials said.
The fighting began before dawn in Kanyesheza, about 20km northeast of the provincial capital Goma, and lasted over four hours, the officials said.
It was not immediately known if there were any casualties.
According to one local government official, DRC forces opened fire after one of their soldiers was abducted by Rwandan forces in the border zone.
Rwanda is accused by the United Nations of backing rebels in the strife-torn Democratic Republic of Congo.
“I heard shooting… people panicked,” said one local resident who did not want to be named…
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