Six dead in Congo clashes

Demonstrators protesting alleged corruption in Congo’s local and legislative elections turned violent today, leaving more than six dead in several towns, authorities and witnesses said.

Six dead in Congo clashes

Demonstrators protesting alleged corruption in Congo’s local and legislative elections turned violent today, leaving more than six dead in several towns, authorities and witnesses said.

The protests, led by a group allied with former warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba, now a senator, were reported in five towns in the south-western Bas-Congo province.

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