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Fighting in Eastern Congo: Uganda Red Cross Society

Uganda Red Cross Society: KAMPALA - Uganda is worried that a rising stream of refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Congo could give easy passage for rebels to launch attacks in the country, the military said on Sunday. , according to Reuters. Paddy Ankunda, Uganda's military spokesman, said the large Congolese influx had negative security implications in the country's western region should rebels sneak in as refugees. By Elias Biryabarema The Uganda Red Cross Society said 66,000 Congolese refugees have so far crossed into the east African country since the Allied Democratic Forces ADF started attacking the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Kamangu on Thursday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.