A drunken soldier in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled east opened fire on passers-by, killing at least 13 people including a two-year-old girl and seven women, sources said on Friday.
Youths built a big fire nearby and a local leader vilified the army and demanded that its troops and a UN force stationed in the district pull out.The incident happened late Thursday at Sange, in the territory of Uvira in South Kivu province, the sources said.
Captain Dieudonne Kasereka, an army spokesman, said the soldier was “in a state of drunkenness and shot 13 people who died, and wounded nine others”.“An army delegation and a UN team is in the area to calm the population, which is demonstrating against the army,” he said. They also displayed the 12 bodies, wrapped in funeral shrouds, at a busy crossroads, blocking traffic, several witnesses toldbut removed them later following talks between district representatives and civilian and military officials.
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