Heavy gunfire erupts in Kinshasa

Heavy gunfire erupted in Kinshasa this morning around the home of Congo’s top presidential challenger, a day after fighters trapped diplomats who had to be evacuated by UN peacekeepers.

UN spokesman Kemar Saiki said the United Nations had asked European forces to help secure the area. The EU forces were already stationed in the region to provide security during Congo’s first multi-party presidential ballot in more than four decades.