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Mon 04 Apr 2003DR Congo massacre 'leaves 1,000 dead'The main rebel group in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has condemned last week's massacres in northeastern Ituri province, in which some 1,000 people were slaughtered, as "ethnic cleansing".Congolese Rally for Democracy (CRD) Secretary-General, Mr Azarias Ruberwa told AFPtoday that the rebel group considered the massacres to be "ethnic cleansing" and "demanded that justice be done."