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Congo rebels delay departure from Goma

Rebels in Congo defy for a second time an ultimatum set by neighboring African countries and backed by Western diplomats.

FARDC Congolese government special forces gather in a stadium  near Minova, Congo  some 40 kms south-west of Goma, Thursday Nov. 29, 2012, for a moral building gathering and an address by their commander General Bahouma .M23 Rebels, who last week seized one of the most important cities in eastern Congo and advanced beyond, said Thursday that they had pulled back several miles (kilometers ) to the town of Sake and were on track to leave the key city of Goma by Friday, in accordance with a deadline imposed by the international community. Governement troops were massing in Minova.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

FARDC Congolese government special forces gather in a stadium near Minova, Congo some 40 kms south-west of Goma, Thursday Nov. 29, 2012, for a moral building gathering and an address by their commander General Bahouma .M23 Rebels, who last week seized one of the most important cities in eastern Congo and advanced beyond, said Thursday that they had pulled back several miles (kilometers ) to the town of Sake and were on track to leave the key city of Goma by Friday, in accordance with a deadline imposed by the international community. Governement troops were massing in Minova.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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