/ 6 June 1999

REBELS WOUND ZAMBIAN CIVILIANS

DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo rebels wounded a Zambian soldier and three civilians in a raid across the border, state media reported on Friday. Police said 67 rebels looted and torched four shops in the Kaputa district after an exchange of fire with Zambian troops. A Zambian patrol chanced upon the rebel soldiers but they were eventually driven off because the rebels had superior firepower.