FBIS3-271 "drafr043_d_94005"
FBIS-AFR-94-043 Document Type:Daily Report 4 Mar 1994
SOUTHERN AFRICA Angola

UNITA Radio Reports Mercenary Attack in Bengo

MB0403060194 Jamba Voz da Resistencia do Galo Negro in Portuguese 1200 GMT 3 Mar 94 MB0403060194 Jamba Voz da Resistencia do Galo Negro Language: Portuguese Article Type:BFN [Text] Eduardo dos Santos continues to display his murderous wrath against innocent civilians in Bengo Province. On 1 and 2 March, Cuban, South African, and Katanguese mercenaries, in the service of the Futungo de Belas Palace, once again shelled civilians, using long- and medium-range self-propelled artillery. The mercenaries shelled the villages of Catota and Batuqueiro, on the outskirts of Nambuangongo, causing heavy casualties. Kandimba Kavava, health director in the region, told our correspondent Octavio Mulangui that 13 civilians, including children, women and old people, were killed in the attack, while about 48 civilians were seriously wounded. What is more, the mercenaries destroyed the local hospital and 12 civilian houses. The wounded have been admitted to Nambuangongo Central Hospital where they are receiving medical assistance. More than one-third of them have been seriously wounded by Soviet BM-21 rockets.