Thousands of refugees fled camps in Democratic Republic of Congo's violent North Kivu province today after the army said Tutsi-dominated insurgents attacked its positions nearby.
Army officials said they repelled the dawn raid on their positions near the Mugunga camp 10km from the provincial capital, Goma, killing 27 fighters loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda.
A spokesman for Nkunda denied his forces had anything to do with the attack.
More than 370,000 people have fled fighting in North Kivu between government soldiers, Nkunda's insurgents, Rwandan Hutu rebels and local Mai Mai militia since the start of the year.
Over 20,000 of them have taken refuge in a string of camps outside Goma, close to the border with Rwanda.
Nkunda has waged his latest campaign against government forces since late August, when he abandoned a January peace deal and pulled thousands of his fighters out of army brigades.