Posted on 03/22/2007 10:32:45 PM PDT by fishhound
KINSHASA, March 22 (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers in Congo evacuated more than 450 civilians from part of the capital Kinshasa on Thursday after gunbattles between a former rebel faction and government troops, a senior U.N. official said.
"So far we have evacuated 450 people," the official from the U.N. mission in Congo (MONUC) told Reuters, asking not to be named. The civilians -- some of them injured -- were taken in armoured personnel carriers to MONUC's headquarters in Kinshasa.
Gunfire and explosions rang out for much of the day as armed followers of former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba battled government soldiers in the first clashes in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital since landmark elections last year.
The shooting broke out after Bemba's personal militia defied an order from President Joseph Kabila's government last week to disband after the polls, meant to bring peace to the vast, war-battered central African nation.
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UN peacekeepers really do a lousy job of keepin' the peace.
They sound more like UN stand-around-and-watchers.
That is libelous, sir. They do their jobs, and do them well.
Just WHY do they think they are called Unpeace-Keepers?
If the UN wanted peace, they would send in Peace-Keepers, not Unpeace-keepers.
If you want on or off the list, go to the link for instructions. Otherwise, it won't be guaranteed that you will be put on or taken off (it still won't be 100% guaranteed, anyway, but will be much more highly probable).
Coming soon to Zimbabwe.
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