Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, part of United Nations Peacekeeping contingent, were killed in violent armed protests in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, a BSF spokesperson said.
It was on Monday that locals had given a call for protest against MONUSCO, the French acronym for The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two BSF platoons deployed in Beni and Butembo were on high alert.
While all was quiet on Monday, the situation turned violent in Butembo on Tuesday. “The camp of Morroco Rapid Deployment where BSF platoons are stationed was surrounded by demonstrators. Congolese Police (PNC) and Congolese Army (FARDC) arrived but could not control the crowd estimated to be over 500 people,” the official said.
