UN Secretary General António Guterres expresses his “outrage” at the “serious incident”, which also left 14 injured
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday demanded that the peacekeepers who shot dead two civilians and injured 14 others on Sunday “can no longer be part of MONUSCO”, the United Nations mission in the country. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, for his part, is “outraged” at the “serious incident” that occurred in the city of Kasindi, on the border with Uganda.
The soldiers returned from a permit in the neighboring country and wanted to reach Congo, but the border was closed. A discussion began that ended with the blue helmets opening fire on Congolese police officers guarding the pass to enter the country “by force”, according to MONUSCO itself. Two civilians were killed in the firefight and 14 others were injured.
“The Secretary General is both saddened and appalled at the loss of life and serious injuries sustained during this incident. It expresses its deepest condolences to the bereaved families, the people of the DRC and the Congolese government, and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured,” the United Nations said in a statement. UN Special Representative to the country, Bintou Keita , confirmed that the 67 soldiers involved have been arrested and that an internal investigation has been opened to clarify what happened.
The killing of the two civilians followed a week of protests across the country against the presence of the UN mission. The mobilizations led to looting and looting of MONUSCO facilities that were harshly suppressed by the security forces. At least 15 people were killed, including four members of MONUSCO.
Source: La Verdad
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