Three UN peacekeepers, 7 protesters killed in DR Congo
Soldiers of the Democratic Republic of Congo's armed forces try to control a crowd of protesters storming a base of the UN peacekeeping operation MONUSCO, in Goma, on July 26, 2022.PHOTOS/ AFP
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Three United Nations peacekeepers and seven demonstrators have died in anti-UN protests in the eastern DR Congo town of Butembo, police said Tuesday.
The fatalities in the UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO were two Indian nationals and a Moroccan, Butembo police chief Paul Ngoma told AFP, giving a provisional toll.
Demonstrations in the troubled region erupted Monday, driven by accusations that MONUSCO was failing to act against armed groups.