Video from social media shows armed men running and M23 rebels riding trucks in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Goma as the sound of heavy gunfire echoes through the streets.

The Rwanda-backed rebels entered Goma on Monday (Jan 27) in a major escalation of a three-decade conflict.

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