Kabila threat over artillery

Kinshasa - Congo President Mr Laurent Kabila said yesterday that he would send soldiers to neighbouring Brazzaville to hunt for…

Kinshasa - Congo President Mr Laurent Kabila said yesterday that he would send soldiers to neighbouring Brazzaville to hunt for artillery that has shelled and killed civilians in his capital, Kinshasa.

Mr Kabila told a joint news conference with Congo Republic President Mr Pascal Lissouba that what he called "an observation unit" would set up a security corridor in Mr Lissouba's capital Brazzaville as part of the hunt for the guns.

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