Villagers say Rwandan troops crossed into Congo

Published March 18, 2013 2:58pm ET



KIBUMBA, Congo (AP) — Villagers in a town on the Congo-Rwanda border say they saw a half dozen trucks with Rwandan soldiers cross into Congo last week to lend support to troops led by a wanted rebel leader.

“They started coming in two weeks ago. They left their uniforms at the border,” said Pierre, a villager who only spoke on condition his second name wasn’t used because of possible retaliation against him.

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