Forty-eight died in an anti-UN protest crackdown in DR Congo (DRC), say security sources and official documents. DRC security forces suppressed an anti-UN demonstration in the country’s east. Congolese soldiers stopped a sect from protesting against UN peacekeepers in Goma. Ten deaths were reported after soldiers entered a radio studio and a worship place. A […]
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