Congo’s army says it has «foiled a coup» early Sunday and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military.
Congo’s army says it has «foiled a coup» early Sunday and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and a top politician’s guards that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. The attempted coup d’état was «nipped in the bud by Congolese defense and security forces (and) the situation is under control,» Congolese army spokesperson Brigadier General Sylvain Ekenge said. He did not give further details. Clashes were reported between men in military uniform and guards of a local politician Vital Kamerh at his house on Tshatshi Boulevard, reports the AP, about a mile from the presidential palace and where some embassies are also located.
