After taking key town, Congo rebels retreat

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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s newest rebel group retreated from the strategic town of Rutshuru on Monday and headed into the mountain gorilla haven of Virunga National Park, where an official said heavy bombing is preventing rangers from protecting the critically endangered primates.

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