Fighting flares in Angola again

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33869, 14 June 1975, Page 15

Fighting flares in Angola again

IS CX ./ P A.-Reuter—Copyright J n LUANDA, .lune 13. io Fresh fighting has been reported < between Luanda's rival liberation movements —despite a reconciliation summit meeting planned for this vveekd end in Kenya.

The latest clashes were reported to have taken place gin Henrique de Carvalho, „ centre, of the eastern Luanda district. There were also incidents between the Marxist! ( i Popular Movement for .he , r Liberation of Angola a (M.P.L.A.) and the Zaireabased National Front for the d.

■ Liberation of Angola i (F.N.L.A). in the capital’s! . satellite town of Cacuaco. The situation was also re-! ■■ported to be tense in the! [town of Malange, 200 miles! i east of Luanda—the scene of. heavy fighting last week —■ ■ with many local farmers! leaving their lands. More than 1000 people! were reported to have been! killed in four months of! fighting between the M.P.L.A.. the F.N.L.A. and the; I third liberation movement.! I the National Union for the I jTotal Independence of Angola! l(Unita). j Meanwhile, the exodus of I !blacks and whites from the; I capital continued. The PortuIguese Information Minister.! ;(Mr Jorge Correia) said that! .'whites were leaving the; [troubled territory at the rate; lof 500 a day and 2CG.000 said! they wanted to follow.