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Rwandan police on Friday shot dead a Congolese soldier who crossed the border and fired at border security, Rwanda’s army said, near an area where Congo’s army is battling rebels it accuses Rwanda of backing

Congo's government said it was monitoring the situation but did not provide details about the incident.Congo's government said it was monitoring the situation but did not provide details about the incident.

A Congolese soldier armed with an AK-47 rifle crossed into Rwanda via the Petite Barriere border post in Goma and fired at Rwandan security personnel and civilians, the Rwanda Defence Force said in a statement. In Goma, hundreds on foot and motorcyle trailed the ambulance carrying the soldier’s body while chanting “hero, hero”, videos posted on social media showed. Some shouted anti-Tutsi slogans and called Kagame an “assassin”.

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