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| Congo repels attack on military base in capital |
| 2014-07-24 |
| [AF.REUTERS] Gunmen attacked a major military base in Democratic Republic of the Congo ...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... 's capital, Kinshasa, on Tuesday but the government said the situation had been quickly brought under control. Witnesses said shooting died down after about half an hour. Security forces deployed tanks to a busy junction in the city centre but they were withdrawn shortly afterwards. The base, known as Camp Tshatshi, was the scene of fighting in December last year when gunnies also attacked state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? and an airport in the capital. "Armed men attacked Camp Tshatshi some time between 1400 and 1430 (1300-1330 GMT) but they were defeated," government front man Lambert Mende told Rooters. Kinshasa Governor Andre Kimbuta later said on state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? that the 20 to 30 attackers were civilians but did not identify them. He urged residents to return to work. A soldier in the camp who asked not to be named said at least four attackers had been killed. Kinshasa's main N'djili airport was evacuated on Tuesday as a precautionary measure and placed under the protection of the presidential guard, according to a staff member. |
| Posted by:Fred |