00:00Congolese authorities in Uvira say the rebel M23 group is responsible for two mass graves
00:06identified in the south Kivu city.
00:09M23 seized control of Uvira in early December and withdrew last month.
00:16International NGO Human Rights Watch previously claimed that M23 fighters harassed and intimidated
00:23civilians during their occupation.
00:25It also cited cases of murder disappearance and forced recruitment and reported that
00:32about 10 people had been killed.
00:34M23 has denied the accusations.
00:38According to local authorities, two graves were found in Kivinvera municipality.
00:44One site contained six bodies, local residents said, while another contained several dozen.
00:51Residents of Sange, some 30km outside Uvira, also reported a grave containing 10 bodies.
01:00No bodies have been exhumed and none of the sites have been excavated.
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