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17:53 GMT, Wednesday, 29 October 2008
In pictures: Panic grips Congo
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There's been panic in the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as Tutsi rebel forces continue their advance.
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Our correspondent says there was a "stampede" as thousands poured into Goma on the third day of fighting, fleeing violence to the north.
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Congolese army troops have been battling against Tutsi rebels loyal to the renegade general, Laurent Nkunda.
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But even Congolese soldiers have begun withdrawing in the face of the rebel advance, adding to people's fears and insecurity.
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The UN has 17,000 troops in DR Congo - the world's largest peacekeeping force - but President Kabila has called for more.
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Thousands live in makeshift camps, but Gen Nkunda says he is fighting to protect the minority Tutsis from the Hutu militia which carried out the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
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Despite accusations by the Congolese president, Rwanda denies it has anything to do with the conflict.
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