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MULINDI, Rwanda, April 9 (Reuter) - A 4,000-strong force of Rwandan
rebels is advancing in two groups and may arrive in Kigali, capital of
the tiny central African state, early on Sunday, a rebel official said.
They (troops) may arrive as early as before dawn on Sunday. But they
met strong resistance along the way, so this is not certain,
said the
official of the rebel Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), who asked not to be
named.
The RPF officer said rebel forces would reinforce a 600-strong
battalion already in Kigali and would engage government troops who have
gone on a rampage in the city.
We must destroy the capacity of this regime to kill and destroy,
the
official said. They (government soldiers) have three options: join us,
stand aside, or fight us.
The official said the main RPF force would remain in the northern
region that it holds, mainly to mop up government forces resisting them
in that area.
(c) Reuters Limited 1994
