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Over 5,000 Congolese flee to Uganda after fresh domestic fighting

KAMPALA, Nov. 9 (UNI/Xinhua) -Over 5,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have crossed to neighboring Uganda through the southwestern district of Kisoro after fresh fighting erupted at home.
The number is expected to rise as fighting in eastern DRC intensifies, said Kisoro district authorities in a statement on Monday.
"On ground it was observed that refugees have come in large numbers estimated at 5,000 people and others were still coming," the statement said, noting that they entered Uganda on Sunday night and some refugees camped at a primary school in the border town of Bunagana.
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