GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - The death toll from an army crackdown on anti-United Nations demonstrations in east Congo on Wednesday ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - The death toll from an army crackdown on anti-United Nations demonstrations in east Congo on Wednesday is at least 40 people, roughly six times higher then the seven casualties initially reported, two military sources said on Thursday.
But two military officers who spoke on condition of anonymity said hospitals had been receiving dozens of lorries since the protest, and placed the death toll above 40. Unverified footage has been posted on social media showing soldiers piling bodies into a lorry and driving them through Goma in a convoy.
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