{{DRC forces (FARDC) Wednesday deliberately fired a rocket across the border onto Rwandan territory. }}
The rocket fired using 107mm Rocket Launcher landed in Bugu village, Busigari Cell in Cyanzarwe Sector, Rubavu District at around one o’clock on Thursday afternoon.
The bomb landed in a built up urban area and caused damage to property.
This provocative act follows a similar incident on 15 July 2013 when FARDC deliberately fired two bombs in Kageshi and Gasiza Cells of Busasamana Sector in Rubavu District.
Brig. Gen. Joseph Nzabamwita, Rwanda’s military spokesman said: “Today’s bombing was completely unprovoked and senseless.
The Government of Rwanda has requested the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM) to visit the area to verify today’s bombing.”
EJVM findings in their 22 July report following their investigation of the July bombing confirmed the deliberate shooting by FARDC onto Rwanda Territory.
The EVJM was set up in 2012 by the ICGLR and consists of 23 senior military officers from all 11 ICGLR member states including two each from DRC and Rwanda.
source: MOD
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