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Rebel gains in Kabinda denied

[Cote d'Ivoire] Marius Djebibotty, left and Cisse Aboubacar, right. Both have been displaced from their homes in the north and are eking out an existence in the slums of Abidjan. [Date picture taken: 11/26/2005] Pauline Bax/IRIN
Marius Djebibotty, left, and Cisse Aboubacar far right
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    The governor of Kasai Oriental province, Jean-Charles Lolakomba Okoto, has denied rebel claims to have taken the town of Kabinda, close the diamond city of Mbuji-Mayi. In an interview with DRC state television on Monday, he described the reports as "disinformation", although he acknowledged there had been clashes in nearby Loubao with "heavy losses" on the rebel side.

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