Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) man captured in Congo
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Uganda says it has captured a commander of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) at a national park in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. An army spokesman said Thomas Kwoyelo, believed to be LRA fourth-in-command, was seized in fighting on Tuesday. A Ugandan army spokesman said Mr Kwoyelo had been wounded during fighting in the remote forests of Garamba National Park. Major Felix Kulayigye told AFP news agency: "We had contact with the rebels yesterday. Thomas was injured and is now in our custody. "We also have some of the fighters who were with him, while others ran away." The rebels are accused of having raped and mutilated civilians, forcibly enlisting child soldiers and of massacring thousands during two decades of conflict.
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