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Tens of thousands flee 'extreme violence' in Congo

Aid workers say more than 100,000 people in North Kivu have fled mass executions, mutilations and rapes by armed militias

By Simon Tisdall

Villagers and townspeople in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are facing "extreme violence" with atrocities including mass executions, abductions, mutilations and rapes being committed almost daily, according to aid workers in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province.

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