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prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Tuesday warned the main rivals in DR Congo's tense election that he would not tolerate any violence.
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"We are closely watching the situation on the ground, and recourse to violence will not be accepted," he said in a statement.
Tension between President Joseph Kabila's camp and opposition supporters has already flared on several occasions before and since the November 28 election.
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has said at least 18 civilians have already died in election-related violence from November 26 to 28, most of them rubbed out by Kabila's presidential guard in Kinshasa.
"We continue to receive multiple reports of violent attacks against civilians, of fighting between rival factions, as well as attacks by gangs and the national security forces," Moreno-Ocampo said.
"I am also aware of reports of violence by gangs apparently associated with different political parties, politicians and party officials against demonstrators from opposing parties," he said.
Kabila's main rival Etienne Tshisekedi has issued thinly veiled threats of violence should the current trend giving the incumbent the lead in early tallying not be reversed when full results are released.
Thousands of soldiers were deployed in Kinshasa and other cities in Africa's second largest country amid fears that the conflict-prone country could descend into chaos no matter who is declared the winner.