BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Eleven people, including a former rebel leader, have been killed in Congo Republic in a clash between police and a group of immigrants from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), police said on Sunday.
The clash came amid heightened tensions between the two countries after Congo Republic expelled more than 70,000 DRC citizens in an operation Brazzaville officials say is aimed at ending a crime wave linked to foreigners.
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