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At least one dead in latest anti-U.N. protest in east Congo

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September 6, 2022
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At least one person was killed in the eastern Congolese city of Beni on Tuesday when shots were fired during another protest against the United Nations’ MONUSCO peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo, a police spokesperson and the mission said.

Protesters on motorbikes had gathered and blocked a MONUSCO convoy in Beni – a continuation of violent demonstrations against the mission that have killed dozens, including civilians, peacekeepers and Congolese police elsewhere in eastern Congo since July. One motorcycle taxi driver was killed when shots broke out, Beni police spokesperson Nasson Katembo said without giving further details about who was responsible for the gunfire.

MONUSCO said warning shots were fired to disperse protesters throwing rocks at peacekeepers escorted by the Congolese army on their way back from a patrol. It “deplored” the attack in a statement and said joint investigations with the authorities would shed light on the circumstances that caused the death.

The situation was calm by mid-afternoon, a Reuters reporter said. U.N. peacekeeping troops have been accused of retaliating with force during the recent protests against them in the eastern cities of Butembo and Goma, which saw hundreds of protesters throw rocks and petrol bombs and set fire to U.N. buildings.

The protests have been spurred by complaints that the peacekeepers have failed to protect civilians against militia violence that has raged for years. The mission has been deployed to Congo for more than two decades and costs more than $1 billion per year.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)



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