61.   They and local people were fleeing clashes between Zairean troops and ethnic Tutsis, originally from Rwanda, who have lived in the area for several generations.

62.   They said the Zairean troops on the plain had captured uniformed Rwandan soldiers at several localities.

63.   They said they knew nothing of any weapons which were supposedly being used by young Banyamulenge men against Zairean troops.

64.   Thousands are reported dying daily in eastern Zaire, where Tutsi rebels are fighting Zairean troops and Rwandan Hutu militias.

65.   There were minor clashes last weekend between Zairean troops and former Rwandan soldiers on the one hand, and Tutsi rebels in eastern Zaire.

66.   They also said that Zairean troops on the plain had captured uniformed Rwandan soldiers at several localities.

67.   They said the Zairean troops had captured uniformed Rwandan soldiers at several localities on the plain, which had been home of tens of thousands of Hutu refugees.

68.   Three Rwandan refugees were also killed by Zairean troops in Kibumba camp at the weekend.

69.   There were minor clashes last weekend pitting Zairean troops and former Rwandan soldiers against Tutsi rebels in the area.

70.   Tutsi rebels fighting Zairean troops seized the airport in the eastern Zairean city of Goma on Thursday, the UN refugee agency said.