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Id 5,525,054
Latitude -3.39534
Longitude 29.13779
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geo Name Id
Description The genocidal FDD [armed rebel pro-Hutu Forces for the Defence of Democracy] terrorists, in complicity with the Mayi Mayi [DRCongolese pro-Kinshasa tribal warriors], this Sunday 5 August 2001 hijacked a boat coming from DRCongo loaded with 300 tonnes of rice and sugar.The boat, which was sailing along the shores of Lake Tanganyika towards Uvira, fell into an ambush laid by the genocidal terrorists who were aboard another boat near Kazimia village not far from the port of Rumonge [southwest Burundi].
Start Date 01-Jan-01
End Date
Precision 1.0
Geo Name
ADM 1 Name Sud-Kivu
ADM 1 Id
ADM 2 Name Sud-Kivu
ADM 2 Id
ADM 3 Name Uvira
Notes
Armed Conflict 1637DRC - Violence against civilians