Eleven UN troops have been seriously injured in an attack launched by mutomboki Raya militia in South Kivu province. The attack happened at about 5PM Monday.
The attack followed protests from demonstrators at the MONUSCO base at Kamananga located 8 km from Bunyakiri. The protesters demonstrated against an attack by FDLR rebels.
These protesters showed their anger against the peacekeepers with mobile base of operations located 3 kilometers from where the FDLR committed the crimes.
A MONUSCO source at the scene said some protesters fired shots towards peacekeepers. UN forces fired into the air to disperse protesters.
The Raya Mutomboki militiamen infiltrated the group of demonstrators. Other demonstrators barricaded the road Bunyakiri Ombo also to show their anger after the attack.
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