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High-ranking officer killed as clashes rage in eastern DR Congo

Kinshasa, Jan 25 (UNI) Peter Cirimwami, the military governor of North Kivu, a province under a state of siege in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), died amid violent hostilities and advances by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, authorities confirmed on Friday.
Cirimwami was struck by gunfire on Thursday during a visit to the front line and died while being evacuated for medical treatment, Sylvain Ekenge, a spokesperson for the DRC military, announced during a briefing.
This incident occurred amid violent clashes between the DRC military and the M23 rebels, who have taken control of Sake, a strategically important town considered the last barrier to Goma, the capital of North Kivu province.
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