Rights group alleges massacre

KTNSHASA - Zaire's leading human rights group yesterday accused the Zairean army of massacring scores of villagers last month…

KTNSHASA - Zaire's leading human rights group yesterday accused the Zairean army of massacring scores of villagers last month during an operation against rebels in the country's North Kivu Province. A statement by the Association for the Defence of Human Rights said 30 bodies were found around two churches where villagers took refuge during the May 19th operation.

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