Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila addresses the 66th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 22, 2011. REUTERS/Chip East
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday broke up a rally by one of President Joseph Kabila's main political rivals, a move that underscored rising tensions two years ahead of presidential elections.
Opposition leader Vital Kamerhe, once a close ally of Kabila's, said security forces fired bullets at his supporters in the eastern town of Bukavu. The provincial governor denied live rounds were used and said crowds had been hostile.
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