French give deadline in Congo fight

Sunday, June 22, 2003

BUNIA, Congo -- The commander of a French-led emergency force on Saturday gave tribal fighters controlling Bunia 72 hours to get out of the northeastern Congolese town or have their weapons taken away.

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