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08/20/2004:
"Congo Pulls Diplomats Out of Burundi"
New York TimesKINSHASA (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has pulled all of its diplomats out of neighboring Burundi following the slaughter of Congolese Tutsi refugees there last week, its foreign minister said on Friday.
The decision was taken after Congolese Tutsis held violent protests outside Congo's embassy in Bujumbura earlier in the week, breaking windows and tearing its flag to shreds, he said. full article