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BIZARRE: Four dead as anti u n protests spread in congo | Mind Blowing Facts

Congolese policemen and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) stand guard as protesters gather outside the compound of a United Nations peacekeeping force's warehouse in Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Esdras Tsongo

Four people protesting against a United Nations peacekeeping mission were killed on Wednesday in the Congolese city of Uvira when troops fired warning shots which hit an electric cable that fell on them, officials said.

Three U.N. peacekeepers and at least 12 civilians were killed on Tuesday in protests against the mission in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, known as MONUSCO, which protesters accuse of failing to protect them from militia violence.

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