KAMPALA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- One hundred troops of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday fled into neighboring Uganda after intense fighting with the M23 rebels, Ugandan police said.
The DRC soldiers are now under the custody of the Ugandan military before they are handed to the Congolese military, Ugandan police spokesperson Fred Enanga told reporters in Kampala, the Ugandan capital.
The troops fled after intense fighting with the rebels in Bunagana, on the Congolese side of the border, Enanga said, adding that reports indicate that Bunagana has been captured by the M23 rebels.
The police spokesperson said security has been beefed up on the Ugandan side of the border.
Earlier on Monday, the Uganda Red Cross Society said hundreds of Congolese are fleeing into Uganda because of the fighting back home.
There is an ongoing verification exercise to determine the exact number of people fleeing the fighting, according to the agency. ■