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notmuchmoreon Sep 19, 2016 11:52am
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At least eight DRC dead
At least eight DRC deadKINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese police and anti-government protesters clashed in the capital Kinshasa on Monday, killing at least eight people including three policemen, during a march against President Joseph Kabila's perceived bid to extend his mandate. Police spokesman Colonel Pierre Mwanamputu put the toll at eight dead, including three police officers. At least two of them were burned, he said, and five civilians also died. The protest attended by thousands came amid growing local and international pressure on Kabila to step down when his mandate legally ends in December. ------https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/protesters-burn-body-of-policeman-during-congo-riots---witness/42456234