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Rwanda tries to ease tension after incursion in DR Congo

Rwandan soldiers in Kanyesheza on the Rwanda-DR Congo border in 2014. FILE PHOTO | AFP

By  PATRICK ILUNGA

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Rwanda army has acknowledged incursion into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, describing it as unintentional.

The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) said it was pursuing smugglers who crossed the border at Hehu in Rubavu District.

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