Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war.

Footage shows troops, some in army uniform, handing over arms to Rwandan security officers after crossing into eastern neighboring country at the main border crossing in Rwanda's Rubavu district - Ana

The UN has warned of a looming crisis.The border between Rwandaand the Democratic Republic of Congo near the besieged city of Goma was closed on Monday, a European consulate source and witnesses said,