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[Published: Monday April 04 2016]

Troops deployed on Congo Brazzaville streets 

BRAZZAVILLE, 4 Apr - (ANA) - Troops have been deployed on the streets of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo. Witnesses told the BBC this comes after a military barracks was attacked. An anonymous official told the AP news agency that police are fighting members of a militia called the Ninjas. The Ninjas were a main anti-government force in the 1998-99 civil war. It comes weeks after Denis Sassou Nguesso won a third term as president in a disputed poll.(ANA)
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