M23 rebels claim they have taken control of Goma city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Goma is home to over a million people, and tens of thousands have fled to nearby towns. Thirteen foreign soldiers,

The M23 rebels announced the city's capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons expired

Heavy gunfire resonated across the key eastern Congolese city of Goma on Sunday from the frontline just a few kilometres away.