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Rebels capture Zimbabwe troops

Sunday 23 May 1999 23:02 BST
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Rebels capture Zimbabwe troops

CONGOLESE REBELS said they captured 14 Zimbabwean soldiers near Eshimba, 150 miles south-east of Mbuji-Mayi, in a clash with loyalists backed by Zimbabweans, Namibians, and Rwandan Interahamwe Hutu militia.

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