Lady Whistledown
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Takriban watu watano wameuawa na wengine hamsini kujeruhiwa katika siku ya pili ya maandamano ya kupinga vikosi vya kulinda amani vya Umoja wa Mataifa katika mji wa Goma mashariki mwa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo
Mamia ya Waandamanaji wanadaiwa kulazimisha kuingia katika kituo cha ujumbe wa Umoja wa Mataifa wakitaka vikosi vya kulinda amani viondoke nchini humo huku kukiwa na hali ya ukosefu wa usalama katika eneo hilo
Aidha wanadaiwa kuvunja madirisha na kupora kompyuta, samani na vitu vingine vya thamani kutoka makao makuu ya Vikosi hivyo
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At least five people have been killed and fifty others wounded on the second day of anti-United Nations protests in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Goma, according to the government.
“We will come back during the day with [a special briefing] on the human and material toll as well as the consequences to be drawn. We will also take stock of the process of withdrawing the @MONUSCO that has already begun,” tweeted government spokesman Patrick Muyaya, on Tuesday.
Earlier, Reuters reported that at least two demonstrators have been shot dead by UN peacekeepers, according to a Reuters witness.
An AFP journalist also reported seeing one UN soldier shoot a protester dead. Demonstrations against the perceived ineffectiveness of the UN peacekeeping operation MONUSCO against armed groups in the country, erupted on Monday. Hundreds of people blocked roads and chanted anti-UN slogans on Monday before breaking into the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping mission in Goma, an important commercial hub of North Kivu province.
The UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC, known as MONUSCO, has come under regular local criticism for its perceived inability to stop fighting in the conflict-torn east.
The protesters smashed windows and looted computers, furniture and other valuables from the headquarters, an AFP journalist witnessed, while UN police officers fired tear gas in a bid to push them back.
Helicopters airlifted some UN officials from the overrun headquarters.
Protesters also stormed a UN logistical base on the outskirts of the city, where a student was shot in the leg
SOURCE: ALJAZEERA