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August 24, 2010

Almost 200 Women Gang-Raped in the Congo
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In news from Africa, aid groups are reporting Rwandan and Congolese
rebels gang-raped almost 200 women and five young boys during a four-day
seizure of a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The rapes
occurred in early August after the rebels occupied the town of Luvungi.
International and local health workers have treated 179 women, but the
number raped could be much higher as some terrified civilians are still
hiding.



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