Congolese people flee town of Sake as fighting breaks out - in pictures
Thousands of Congolese flee the town of Sake following fresh fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo town Photograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty ImagesChildren sit on a step in Sake in front of a group of M23 rebels. The rebels were engaged in heavy gunfights on Thursday as government-allied militia tried to retake itPhotograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty ImagesA woman registers at a camp for internally displaced people at Mugunga, 8km from the centre of GomaPhotograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images
M23 rebels run towards Sake as thousands of residents fleePhotograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty ImagesA child from Goma sits on a mattress surrounded by belongingsPhotograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty ImagesA boy runs through Sake as gunfire erupts at the edge of the townPhotograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty ImagesAn M23 rebel marches towards SakePhotograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty ImagesPeople queue to register at the camp for displaced peoplePhotograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty ImagesPeople carry their possessions as they flee the town following fresh fightingPhotograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty ImagesGirls carry jerry cans of water through the campPhotograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images
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