3 Americans among 50 detained after failed coup in DR Congo #shorts
Three Americans were among about 50 assailants arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday during a failed coup that included an attack at the presidential palace, the African nation’s army said.
The coup attempt led by self-exiled opposition leader Christian Malanga began around 4 a.m. as gunfire rang out in the capital, Kinshasa, Reuters reported. But it was “nipped in the bud,” and Malanga was killed at the presidential palace, Congolese army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge said.
Malanga’s son was one of the three US citizens arrested following the attack, Ekenge told the Associated Press.
Those who were captured were facing interrogation by specialized services of the country’s armed forces, Ekenge, also told Reuters.
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