Congo's army says it "foiled a coup" early Sunday morning and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo's president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa.
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese army says the shootout in Kinshasa early Sunday was a failed coup, adding that the perpetrators have been arrested. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese army says the shootout in Kinshasa early Sunday was a failed coup, adding that the perpetrators have been arrested. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
The DR Congo military on Sunday thwarted an attempted coup near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa involving “foreigners and Congolese”, the army spokesperson said.
The DR Congo military said Sunday it had thwarted an "attempted coup" near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa involving "foreigners and
DRC armed forces say they have thwarted an attempted coup involving Congolese and foreign fighters. A shootout was previously reported in the capital, Kinshasa.
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