{{Gunmen attacked a major military base in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, on Tuesday but the government said the situation had been quickly brought under control.}}<\/p>\n
Witnesses said shooting died down after about half an hour. Security forces deployed tanks to a busy junction in the city centre but they were withdrawn shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n
The base, known as Camp Tshatshi, was the scene of fighting in December last year when gunmen also attacked state television and an airport in the capital.<\/p>\n
“Armed men attacked Camp Tshatshi some time between 1400 and 1430 (1300-1330 GMT) but they were defeated,” government spokesman Lambert Mende told Reporters.<\/p>\n
Kinshasa Governor Andre Kimbuta later said on state television that the 20 to 30 attackers were civilians but did not identify them. He urged residents to return to work.<\/p>\n
A soldier in the camp who asked not to be named said at least four attackers had been killed.<\/p>\n
Kinshasa’s main N’djili airport was evacuated on Tuesday as a precautionary measure and placed under the protection of the presidential guard, according to a staff member.<\/p>\n
President Joseph Kabila scored a major victory last year when his U.N.-backed forces defeated eastern rebels. <\/p>\n
However, he does not have a strong grip on the vast nation and there are increased tensions over whether Kabila will try to modify the constitution to stay in power for a third term in 2016.<\/p>\n
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