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Tutsi rebels seize Goma border town in Zaire fight
Rebels capture Goma after two days of clashes causing massive refugee outflow in eastern Zaire. UN officials warn of a humanitarian catastrophe with 700000 Rwandan Hutu refugees scattered, aid workers evacuated, and fears of malnutrition and disease. Firefights and sniper fire hinder reporters returning to the town.
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Zaire
Gisenyi
Rwanda
Goma
Maj
Emmanuel Ndahiro
Kivu
U.N
Moumtzis
Panos Moumtzis
U.N. Refugee Agency
Burundi
Uganda