Demonstrators attack the Embassy of France, Belgium, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and the United States in Kinshasi.
Protesters demanding an action over the offensive of the M23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) attacked several embassies in the capital, Kinshas.
The crowds of the demonstrators attacked the Embassy of France, Belgium, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and the United States Tuesday, and smoke could be seen rising from the French Embassy after the fire broke out.
Protesters denied internationally inactivity for conflict, aiming for the Embassy of the countries who accuse of compliance with the alleged support of Rwanda for the rebel group, which naughty denies.
The French Foreign Minister said in a post on X that the attack on the embassy was “unacceptable”. Jean-Noel Barrot confirmed that the embassy building had briefly set fire to, but said the flame was brought under control.
Police used tear gas to dispel protesters, some of whom burned tires and clashed with police.
“Kenya is deeply concerned with the attacks on our offices and staff in Kinshasi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by the exciting mob that protested about the violent conflict in the Eastern DC,” said Cabinet Secretary for foreign and diaspora, he said in a statement in the statement .
“Violent attacks, robbery and destruction of property are serious violation of international law,” he added.
Speaking on national television, the Minister of Communications by Drc Patrick Muyaya urged protesters to demonstrate peacefully and refrain from violence against accredited consular infrastructure. He later said that the situation was under surveillance.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke with the Presidents of DrC and Rwanda on escalation conflict on Tuesday, said spokesman Stephana Dujarric.
Asked if any progress was made in the end of the conflict, Dujarric told reporters: “The crisis in Eastern Congo has been going on for decades, it will not be resolved in 24 hours.”
“What is clear is that it will not resolve it with military operations, different militia.”
Rebels enter the gom
Movement March 23 (M23) claimed on Monday that he took control of Gom, the largest city in the Northern Kiva Province in the East.
As of last week, at least 17 United Nations Peace Peace Forces were killed in the fight, including three South African peacekeeping forces killed on Monday, when the rebels launched an attack at the Goma airport. The M23 forces fought on Tuesday to take over the airport in an effort to complete control over Gom.
The UN -ov Dujarric said the situation remains tense and fluid in the crowd.
“The forces of the M23, they tell us, are in the city, and the peace staff, and the troops were mostly forced to take refuge in their bases,” he said.
The M23 is one of the many armed groups operating in the Eastern DRC -Ui want to control critical mineral minerals.
UN, DRC and several other countries accuse Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels. Rwanda consistently denied the allegation.
The group consists of a Tutsi fighter and claims that he is fighting for the rights of the DRC minority rights. It was created in 2012 after a group from the DRC Armed Forces (Fardc) fell apart, complaining about poor treatment.
Malcolm Webb Al Jazeere, who reports from Nairobi, said that many people in DRC believe that Rwanda and Uganda, whose embassies were attacked, encouraged conflict in the east of the country.
“The Western Embassies, USA, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, are at the very least guilty of the memory of their military support and assistance for Rwanda,” he said.
Webb said that the sounds of fire and mortars in the crowd were reduced, and the Congoovci and Allied soldiers allegedly invested more effort to rebel the rebels.
“Hospitals are flooded with hundreds of victims, according to the sources of the UN -A hospital,” he noticed. “Much more people were injured in the fight, and there people told us that they could not seek medical care because it was not safe on the streets because of the fight.”
The UN Security Council is expected to meet late Tuesday to discuss conflict and humanitarian crisis.
