Armed villagers killed at least 47 policemen trying to intervene in ethnic clashes in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, U.N.-sponsored radio reported on Friday. An unknown number of civilians also died in the violence which erupted in the village of Dongo in Equateur province, near the border with Congo-Republic, early on Thursday, Radio Okapi said, citing local officials. Residents from neighboring villages representing two different ethnic groups had been involved in on and off fighting in recent months over fishing rights. The violence is not linked to simmering fighting in Congo's east.
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