GOMA, Congo (AP) — Six people were killed this week in shootouts linked to the Congolese army in Goma, eastern Congo, say local authorities.

“There are a lot soldiers in the area at the moment and it is creating problems,” said Naasson Kubuya Ndoole, Goma’s mayor. “We have to manage them.”

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