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DR Congo Gov’t Says Rwanda Shelled Refugee Camp Injuring Eight People

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Neighbor of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, announced in January that it was suspending diplomatic ties with Rwanda, closing borders with the neighboring country and deporting Rwandan nationals after accusing Kigali of supporting one of the rebel groups that has been attacking Burundi.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said on Monday that the Rwandan armed forces dropped a bomb on a camp for displaced people in eastern DRC, seriously injuring eight people.
"Another Rwandan army bomb was dropped in the evening in Sake, on a camp for displaced people named Zaina, seriously injuring eight people," Muyaya said on X.
At the same time, the media reported that the M23 rebel group could be behind the attack. As a result of the incident, at least three people were reportedly killed, while 15 others received injuries.
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The M23 (March 23) group, which fights for the interests of the Tutsi ethnic minority in the DRC, first rebelled against the government in 2012, but suffered a major military defeat in 2013 and was disbanded. In 2021, the rebels took up arms again, accusing the country's authorities of violating agreements to integrate disarmed M23 rebels into the army. The DRC has repeatedly accused Rwanda of supporting the rebels, while Rwanda has denied any connections with the movement.