Congolese soldiers patrol to prevent civilians from protesting against the government's failure to stop the killings and inter-ethnic tensions in the town of Butembo, North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Three people were killed in riots on Friday near a border crossing between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia that serves as the main export route for Congolese copper, Congo's government said.
Authorities in both countries closed the border in response, Christabel Mulala, the mayor of the Zambian border town of Chililabombwe, told Reuters.
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