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color=#990000 size=3><B>UN draft report: Congo peacekeepers tried to
disrupt sexual abuse probe</B></FONT><BR><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>United Nations
investigators looking into allegations of sexual misconduct by UN
peacekeepers in Congo were threatened by some peacekeepers aiming to
disrupt the probe, according to a draft UN report The Washington Post said
it has obtained. The tentative report also charges some peacekeepers with
trying to bribe witnesses in order to change damning
testimony. <A class=marginLink
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