(Reuters) – Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo entered parts of the eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, escalating clashes between the insurgents and U.N.-backed Congolese troops defending the provincial capital of North Kivu.
A Reuters witness said fighters from the M23 rebel group were advancing by foot along the road to the city centre, the first clear evidence they had entered Goma after days of fighting along the outskirts.
Sustained light-arms fire could be heard from within the city and from its airport. Streams of residents headed for the nearby border with Rwanda saying they had been ordered to evacuate by the army.
(Writing by Richard Valdmanis; Editing by Jon Boyle)
