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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Power line kills 4 at anti-UN protest in eastern Congo

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Four people participating in demonstrations against the United Nations peacekeeping mission in eastern Congo were killed Wednesday after a high-voltage power line fell on them, officials said.

Andre Byadunia, a civil society coordinator in the city of Uvira, said the demonstrators were electrocuted when an electric cable gave way in the Kilomoni district.

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