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Guterres says attack on UN in Congo may be war crime, asks for investigation

Looters run from a warehouse belonging to the peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) at the UN facilities in Goma on July 25, 2022, following protests demanding the departure of peacekeepers from the region. © Michel Lunanga, AFP

UN Secretary General António Guterres says the attack on UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo may be a war crime, according to a UN spokesperson.

"He underscores that any attack directed against United Nations peacekeepers may constitute a war crime and calls upon the Congolese authorities to investigate these incidents and swiftly bring those responsible to justice," deputy UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement.

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