French troops come under fire.
French troops working for the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of Congo have fired their first shots in anger - although it is unclear at whom.
A French column encountered gunfire on a reconnaissance mission south of the city of Bunia, where fighting between rival ethnic militia has claimed hundreds of lives in the last month.
It is not certain whether the shots were directed at the UN force or at rival militia.
Reuters Journalist Dino Mahtani was travelling with the French troops at the time.
"The French started deploying to the long grass to respond to the fire," he said.
"They came under fire from machine guns and mortars.
"I must have heard about 10-12 blasts of mortar and the French responded with machine gun and light grenades."
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