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At least 11 people killed in blasts at M23 rally in eastern DR Congo

Feb 28, 2025

Kinshasa [DR Congo], February 28: At least 11 people have been killed and 65 wounded when explosions rocked the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a rally for the M23 rebel group and their supporters, the leader of the rebel alliance said.
The DRC's presidency, which says neighbouring Rwanda is backing the rebels, said in a post on X that "several" deaths occurred on Thursday and blamed "a foreign army illegally present on Congolese soil".
Corneille Nangaa - who is the leader of the Congo River Alliance, which includes M23, and who had himself been present at the rally - said grenades were used in the explosions and were the same type used by Burundi's army in the DRC. His claims could not be verified.
Source: Qatar Tribune

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