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World Service,21 Feb 1997,29 mins

Bukavu Bombed in Zaire

This Week and Africa

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Zaire government jets bomb rebels in Bukavu hitting civilian targets. The attacks occurred despite the UN drawing up a peace plan for Laurent Kabila's rebels and the government. Also on the programme, Lesotho army crushes police mutiny, South Africa stops land mine production and Ethiopia finally sells its navy.

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