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A mob surrounded UN compound and some opened fire on UN Peacekeeping troops, others throwing stones. 7 Pakistani peacekeepers were injured. The crowd was apparently protesting against attacks in the region carried out by Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda rebels, Nesirky told a briefing.The UN mission in DR Congo reported that "elements" of a Mai-Mai group, the Rai Mutomboki, "may have been part of the protest and may have fired on the peacekeepers," The Rai Mutomboki are an armed self-defense group. |