Demonstrators attack foreign embassies in Congo’s capital
The attacks were in protest at the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into a major city in the country’s conflict-battered east
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Dozens of demonstrators attacked several foreign embassies, including those of Rwanda, France and Belgium, in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday to protest at the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into a major city in the conflict-battered east of the country.
Police fired teargas at the protesters as they marched to the embassies in Kinshasa, either looting or setting fires to parts of the buildings.
The M23 rebels are one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the mineral-rich region of Goma in the conflict, one of Africa’s largest.
