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MSF: DR Congo army has used vaccination clinics as "bait" to attack civilians in N. Kivu

From Congo Watch Sat 7 Nov, 03:18 am

The Congolese government says military operations in the area have been suspended to allow an inquiry into the UN allegations that soldiers had killed civilians.From BBC News Friday, 6 November 2009:DR Congo army 'used aid as bait'The Democratic Republic of Congo army has used vaccination clinics as "bait" to attack civilians, says aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).Thousands of Hutu civilians were targeted when they visited sites set up to combat a measles epidemic, in areas controlled by the rebels, MSF said.It denounced the attacks in North Kivu as "an abuse of humanitarian action".On Monday the UN withdrew its support...
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