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At least 13 wounded as DRC police break up banned election protest

Congolese police officers stand next to a burning barricade during an opposition demonstration in Kinshasa on 27 December 2023. © AFP - JOHN WESSELS

At least 13 people were injured in Kinshasa on Wednesday after riot police fired tear gas in clashes with demonstrators protesting against last week's presidential elections in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Despite a government ban, supporters from several opposition groups gathered in the city to press their claims for a rerun of the presidential and legislative polls.

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