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Id 5,543,278
Latitude -2.08721
Longitude 28.64636
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geo Name Id
Description A mob surrounded UN compound and some opened fire on UN Peacekeeping troops, others throwing stones. 7 Pakistani peacekeepers were injured. The crowd was apparently protesting against attacks in the region carried out by Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda rebels, Nesirky told a briefing.The UN mission in DR Congo reported that "elements" of a Mai-Mai group, the Rai Mutomboki, "may have been part of the protest and may have fired on the peacekeepers," The Rai Mutomboki are an armed self-defense group.
Start Date 01-Jan-12
End Date
Precision 1.0
Geo Name
ADM 1 Name Sud-Kivu
ADM 1 Id
ADM 2 Name Sud-Kivu
ADM 2 Id
ADM 3 Name Kalehe
Notes
Armed Conflict 6102DRC - Riots/Protests