Protester dies after being shot at banned DR Congo march

Police and organisers say the protest was in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma.

Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi says the US is the “perfect partner” to contribute to his agenda for change. AFP/File/ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS

A protester died Sunday after being shot at a banned march, police and organisers said.

“One person seriously wounded by gunshot died in hospital,” national police spokesman Pierrot Mwanamputu told AFP, while an opposition youth official said: “They fired real bullets.”

– AFP

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