UN to investigate DRC protester deaths - Categories Via RSS |
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- Publication Date |
- Feb 08, 2023
- Episode Duration |
- 00:25:24
The United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo says it will investigate after three protesters were killed during an altercation involving its troops. MONUSCO says the demonstrators were killed after a convoy they were protecting came under attack in the east of the country, where there have been frequent protests against the UN’s military presence.
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