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The Congolese army has gone into action around Bunia to fight the new rebellion A new rebel group is threatening the key town of Bunia in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Firing on the outskirts of the town led to a stampede as local people left and shops hurriedly shut, according to the BBC's Thomas Fessy, in Kinshasa. Bunia is the capital of Ituri province and an important base for United Nations peacekeepers. It was also the scene of bloody fighting before a 2006 ceasefire led to a peace deal. The new rebel coalition, the Popular Front for Justice in Congo - known by its French acronym, FPJC, had earlier taken a village close to Bunia, killing soldiers and sending thousands fleeing for their lives into the bush. Mayhem broke out in Bunia on Friday after government troops clashed with the rebels less than... [read full story]
