Hundreds flee to Uganda amid fighting in eastern Congo

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and RODNEY MUHUMUZA
Associated Press

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s military says that members of the M23 rebellion group have attacked a base in eastern Congo’s Rutshuru area and fighting is underway.  The attacks took place in villages on the hills between Rwanda and Uganda. The M23 group, however, denied that they are behind attacks or fighting with the military or government in a statement Monday. The Uganda Red Cross says it is responding to a heavy influx of people fleeing fighting in a remote area of eastern Congo. A spokeswoman says hundreds are camping at the border post of Bunagana, seeking shelter in Uganda.