Three US citizens sentenced to death in DR Congo for role in failed coup

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L-R: Benjamin Zalman Polun, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson, American citizens suspected along with a group of around fifty other people to be involved in an attempted coup in Congo, wait for the final verdict during their trial in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on September 13, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
 

What you need to know:

  • Armed men briefly occupied an office of the presidency in capital Kinshasa on May 19 before their leader, US-based Congolese politician Christian Malanga, was killed by security forces.