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AFP reported the deaths of more than 100 people in the DR Congo town of Goma

AFP: fighting in DRC Congo kills more than 100 people
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In the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a result of fighting killed more than 100 people, about 1 thousand were injured. This was reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on January 28.

"As a result of fighting in Goma (DR Congo) killed more than 100 people, about 1,000 were injured," - writes AFP in the social network X (former Twitter).

Earlier in the day it became known that Congolese rebels from the "March 23 Movement" (M23) took control of the airport of the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), cutting off the main route of delivery of aid to hundreds of thousands of displaced people after the capture of the city during the offensive. At the same time, the number of casualties in Goma has risen to 400.

Prior to this, on January 27, AFP reported that at least 17 people were killed in fighting in Goma in DR Congo. At the same time, about 370 were injured.

On January 27, M23 leader Cornel Nangaa announced that he had taken control of the city of Goma. The rebels cut the routes for food and essential supplies to the city from the south. At the same time, Agence France-Presse reported that at least 17 people were killed and about 370 others were wounded as a result of the fighting in the town of Goma in DR Congo.

The situation escalated after the DR Congo government broke off diplomatic relations with Rwanda and accused the country of supporting the rebels, who launched a new offensive on the city of Goma. On January 26, the DR Congo's foreign ministry announced the immediate withdrawal of its diplomats in the Rwandan capital of Kigali and ordered the country's embassy in Kinshasa to cease operations within 48 hours.

On January 27, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia was concerned about the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and called on the parties to the conflict to immediately cease hostilities.

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