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Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, UN says

M23 rebels abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men from CBCA Ndosho Hospital and Heal Africa Hospital in Goma on February 28, as reported by the U.N.
The rebels took 116 patients from CBCA and 15 from Heal Africa, suspecting them to be soldiers or militia members, according to the report.
Ravina Shamdasani from the U.N. Human Rights Office condemned the attacks on hospitals and called for the immediate release of the abducted patients held in undisclosed locations.
The ongoing conflict in eastern Congo has resulted in over 3,000 reported casualties since the escalation this year, according to U.N. Estimates.

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Firstpost News

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De Telegraaf

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Deccan Herald

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The Hindu

Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, U.N. says

The United Nations says the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men in two hospitals in a major city in eastern Congo

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