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The Democratic Republic of Congo army has accused Rwandan forces of crossing the border Sunday to kidnap one of its officers in the troubled eastern city of Goma.
According to news24, the Rwandan authorities said they had arrested a "heavily armed" soldier in their territory.
The Rwandan army, in a statement, said the soldier had been carrying out "suspect activities" in the town of Rubavu, which is separated from Goma by the border between the two countries.
"Sergeant Mulanga Kusakala was returning from a visit to his family when three Rwandan police pounced on him as he was walking in the neutral zone and dragged him to the Rwandan side," a DRC spokesperson said.
"It's a kidnapping... He was in the neutral zone, not in Rwanda," said Olivier Hamuli, spokesperson for the Congolese army in the North-Kivu province, of which Goma is the capital.
The incident comes amid continuing tension between Kigali and Kinshasa over a rebellion in and around Goma.
