UN: Rebel mortar attack kills at least three in eastern Congo

Shells fired by M23 rebels killed at least three people in Congo's eastern city of Goma on Saturday, the United Nations said, as Congo and Rwanda traded accusations over days of border clashes that have drawn in a new UN peacekeeping force.

Fighting between M23 and Congolese soldiers, after the rebels entered a security zone ringing Goma on Wednesday, has killed at least six civilians. On Thursday, a UN brigade formed to neutralize armed groups in Congo took its first military action, firing artillery at rebels. (Reuters)