Gunfire rang out early on Monday across parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, hours after Rwanda-backed rebels said they had seized the city despite the United Nations Security Council's calling for an end to the offensive.

GOMA Democratic Republic of the Congo - Rwandan-backed rebels marched into the center of east Congos largest city on Monday witnesses said in the

The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, has seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance.