Children lured from Rwanda to fight with Congo rebels - U.N.

KINSHASA (Reuters) - A third of child soldiers who have escaped from Congolese rebel group M23 were lured from neighbouring Rwanda with promises of cash, jobs and education, the United Nations said on Saturday.

Some M23 child soldiers received training from the Rwandan Defence Force for up to two weeks before being handed over to the rebel group, with some of the children believing mistakenly that they were joining the Rwandan army, the chief of child protection at the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country said.