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Rwanda accuses Congo of firing rockets into its territory

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Democratic Republic of Congo governmental troops throw a missile during a fight against rebels in 2014. Rwandan military has accused DRC soldiers of firing rockets on Rwandan soil on June 10, 2022. PHOTO | FILE

By  PATRICK ILUNGA

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The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has accused the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) of firing two rockets on Rwandan soil on Friday, as fighting resumed between M23 rebels and the Congolese army in Rutshuru territory.

Two Congolese children were killed in the fighting.

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