DRC: 11 killed, 65 injured in explosions after M23 rally in Bukavu
Eleven killed after explosions at M23 rally in Bukavu
The details on the cause of explosions were still scanty but the government of the DRC was already trading accusations with the rebels. Kinshasa promptly accused a ‘foreign army’ of rocking the rally with bombs while the M23 accused the government of plotting the explosives.
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Explosions Reported After Rally In Eastern Congo's Bukavu City
According to hospital sources, the death toll from "the terrorist attack" at a rebel rally in eastern DR Congo's city of Bukavu, on Thursday, February 27, has risen to 13 dead and 72 injured, including women and children,
Residents of eastern Congo's second-largest city on Monday surveyed the aftermath of widespread looting that accompanied the arrival of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who have pledged to restore order.
LIVE: M23 Captures South Kivu’s Capital Bukavu as DR Congo Soldiers Flee | Firstpost Africa Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured the second-biggest city in DR Congo’s mineral-rich East. They have captured Bukavu,
and Justin Makangara from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday entered the vital trading hub of Bukavu in the east of the country ...
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M23 rebels have captured Bukavu in the DRC, following Goma's fall, with locals surprisingly welcoming them. The DRC faces systemic corruption, military failures, and human rights abuses, while M23 claims to protect the Tutsi community.
Its southward expansion encompasses more territory than rebels had previously seized and poses an unprecedented challenge to the central government in Kinshasa. Taking Bukavu could risk deeper ...
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