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According to BBC News Africa, the UN has opened an investigation into reports that its troops killed two Congolese civilians during protests in the eastern city of Goma, amid fighting with rebels.
Eyewitnesses claim the two died on Saturday when a crowd tried to storm a UN base and troops from Uruguay had opened fire.
Uruguay President Jose Mujica denied the claims and blamed the Congolese police.
UN troops last week shelled rebel positions just outside Goma.
One local doctor has told the AP news agency he had seen 82 dead bodies, including those of 23 government soldiers on Sunday.
"I'm overwhelmed by what I've seen: bodies blown apart, arms and feet here and there," said Isaac Warwanamiza, speaking from a hospital north of Goma.
There has been no official statement on how many people have died in the fighting.
