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Rescued Nurse Tells Congo Horror Story of Massacre
Margaret Hayes, a London born nurse aged 41, recounts being among 50 held at a Roman Catholic mission in Buta, Congo, where rebels beat priests and tied them, while women and others endured waterless, foodless conditions. She describes later killings and a massacre, naming victims including Mary Elizabeth Baker, a missionary. Hayes, arrested by simbas in Bocamp pepe, was released after protest for her freedom.
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