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November 10, 2003

Former rebel "New Forces" have set up roadblocks to collect fees from travelers in the northern areas under their control. They have also held up a UN plane for "four hours of unjustified delays", shooting into the tarmac to get their point across. Some groups have fought over spoils from three bank robberies and threatened to kill seven MINUCI military officers who were reconnoitering. - Adam Geibel