Congo City Panics As Rebels Near -- BBC
Residents are fleeing Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as Tutsi rebels battling the army near the city.
The BBC's Thomas Fessy says people are leaving by foot in a panic after seeing Congolese army troops enter the city.
The UN has relocated civilian personnel from its HQ near Goma's airport to a base near Lake Kivu.
Earlier in Kibumba village, north of Goma, our reporter saw an exchange of fire across the Rwandan border. Rwanda denies claims it is backing the rebels.
Rwanda's foreign minister told Reuters news agency Congolese troops had fired into Rwanda, but had not pursued them.
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has spoken to Congolese President Joseph Kabila and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and he sent envoys to both capitals.
Both President Kabila and the UN have called for more troops to be sent to DR Congo, where the UN has a 17,000 troops - the world's largest peacekeeping force.
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