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U.N. deploys in Kinshasa to separate rival forces

U.N. peacekeepers in Congo’s capital Kinshasa have deployed around the residence of defeated presidential contender Jean-Pierre Bemba to defuse a confrontation over the disarmament of his personal guard. A Reuters reporter on Tuesday saw more than a dozen U.N. armoured vehicles at key intersections in the plush, residential Gombe neighbourhood, where hundreds of government soldiers have surrounded former rebel fighters guarding Bemba’s compound. Full Story