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A martial arts enthusiast pulls a vehicle with a rope connected to his eye sockets during a performance in Hefei, Anhui province November 30, 2009. Picture taken November 30, 2009. REUTERS/China Daily

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    Fireworks spread terror in war weary town

    GOMA, Congo
    Wed Jul 1, 2009 2:47pm EDT
    Fireworks are set off over the Grand Harbour in Valletta, Malta, May 1, 2009. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

    GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Independence day fireworks sent terrified Congolese sprinting for cover on Tuesday in fear that war had broken out again in their eastern city.

    Oddly Enough  |  Congo

    Officials had organized the display in Goma to highlight efforts to end more than a decade of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and to show a sign of normal life returning to the region, where a peace deal took hold in January.

    But residents feared it was a raging gun battle.

    "I hit the ground not knowing what was going on," said 23-year-old student Aminata Kavugho.

    Around 5.4 million people have died as a result of Congo's 1998-2003 war and the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe, making it the world's deadliest conflict since World War II.
    Oddly Enough
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