The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army says Rwandan soldiers backed M23 rebels during an attack on Monday near its border with Rwanda and Uganda.
The DR Congo’s army said it had captured two Rwandan soldiers involved in the attack and presented them at a press conference.
But in a rejoinder, the governor of Rwanda’s Western province said Rwandan army was “not by any means involved in the belligerent activities” in Congo.
Francois Habitegeko also disowned names of the alleged Rwandan soldiers captured in Congo and said the Congolese army should have used verification mechanisms between the two countries.
The Congolese army had said the rebels attacked its positions in Tshanzu and Runyonyi.
It added that “all measures have been taken to quickly restore authority” in the two regions.
The UN has regularly accused Rwanda and Uganda of supporting the M23 although both governments deny the allegation.
The rebel group, made up of army deserters who are mainly ethnic Tutsis, was named after a 23 March 2009 peace deal signed by the government and a former militia.
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