Thursday, August 1, 2013

Voice of America: Armed Groups Impose 'Gun Law' in Eastern DRC

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries 
Armed Groups Impose 'Gun Law' in Eastern DRC
Aug 1st 2013, 18:43, by webdesk@voanews.com (Nick Long)

People who have fled from the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern conflict zone say the armed groups that control their villages have imposed a new rule: each family must buy a firearm from the local armed group, or face unpleasant consequences.  There are many firearms in Masisi territory, the part of eastern Congo that saw the country's worst inter-ethnic violence last year.  Now, according to people who fled the territory, gun ownership has been made virtually ...

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