International Courant
KINSHASA, DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) navy claimed Sunday it had foiled an tried coup within the capital Kinshasa, arresting a number of people concerned within the plot.
“Now we have neutralized the perpetrators of this tried coup and a few of them have been arrested,” a navy spokesperson Gen. Sylvain Ekenge mentioned.
The announcement follows the dramatic occasions in a single day, when armed males attacked the residence of Deputy Prime Minister and Financial system Minister Important Kamerhe and briefly entered the Palais de la Nation, the symbolic seat of the Congolese presidency in Kinshasa.
Round 4:30 a.m. native time (0330GMT), gunshots had been heard within the Gombe district when round 20 attackers in navy fatigue, and reportedly belonging to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), tried to storm the Kamerhe residence.
Two law enforcement officials accountable for the minister’s safety had been killed whereas one of many attackers was additionally slain. Important Kamerhe and his household, nevertheless, are protected.
The attackers then headed towards the Palais de la Nation, the place the workplace of President Felix Tshisekedi is situated.
In a video message, the obvious chief of the attackers, Christian Malanga, mentioned: “We’re drained and we can not hold round with Tshisekedi and Kamerhe, they’ve executed too many silly issues on this nation,” he mentioned in Lingala.
The military later mentioned it found Canadian and American passports on among the attackers, elevating questions concerning the potential involvement of members of the diaspora within the coup try.
Navy spokesperson Ekenge mentioned the scenario was now beneath management and urged Kinshasa residents to go about their enterprise freely.
The USA Embassy was reportedly wanting on the data on Americans allegedly concerned within the incident and was able to cooperate with the DRC authorities.
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