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Mobutu says counterattack against mercenaries invaders
Zaire reports its army launched a counterattack on an army of mercenaries from Angola after they crossed into Shaba province. Radio Kinshasa said invaders advanced up to 100 miles, capturing Dilolo Kapanga and Kisengi. US missionaries reportedly under house arrest in Kapanga. Katangan exiles described among the attackers.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Mobutu Sese Seko
Angola
Radio Kinshasa
Dilolo
Kapanga
Kisengi
Shaba
Katanga
Mobutu
Belgian Congo
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Washington
US State Department
Joel Norby
United Methodist Church In Africa
Norby
Moise Tshombe
Congo
John C. Prichard
Southern Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
Cap Sener
Fellas
Prichard
Lubumbashi