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dArKeR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 04:19 PM
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Angola drives out Congolese
Angolan troops and police have driven at least 10,000 Congolese from northern Angola's diamond zones in a bloody month-old campaign backed by machete-waving mobs, according to Congolese officials, rights workers and alleged victims of the campaign.

The alleged crackdown comes amid growing complaints from Angola that Congolese and other foreigners are plundering its diamond fields - the world's fourth-largest source of diamonds.

Angolan authorities refused comment on Thursday on the alleged forced expulsions. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Luanda, the Angola capital, spokesperson Joao Pedro said he was "unable to confirm or deny these allegations."

Alleged survivors reaching safety near Congo's border told of attacks by Angolan security forces, starting at the end of December.

http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1476130,00.html

Are these Rat Robertson's diamond mines?
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