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Thursday, October 21, 2004 - 03:00
Categories: 
Refugees & forced migration [2]
Issue Number: 
179 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Over 3000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have fled to northern Zambia due to a flare-up in fighting near the border, an official told AFP. Fighting broke out last week in the mining town of Kilwa, located about 400 kilometres northeast of Lubumbashi near Lake Mweru, about 50 kilometres from the border with Zambia.

Category: 
Human Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/refugees/25194 [5]
Country: 
Zambia [6]

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