1.   But Congo Airlines, which owned the aircraft, said the victims were civilians fleeing fighting in Kindu.

2.   China insists that fleeing North Koreans are illegal immigrants, not refugees, and is bound by treaty with its communist neighbor and ally to send them home.

3.   Congo Airlines, which owned the aircraft, said the victims were civilians fleeing fighting in Kindu.

4.   In the capital, Kinshasa, the private Congolese Airlines, which owned the aircraft, said the victims were civilians fleeing fighting in Kindu.

5.   In Kinshasa, the private Congolese Airlines, which owned the aircraft, said the victims were civilians fleeing fighting in Kindu.

6.   News reports said the immigrants were Albanians fleeing Kosovo, and had left from the Albanian port of Durres during the night.