Blasts at M23 rally in eastern Congo kill 11, wound 65, rebel leader says


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  • Thursday, 27 Feb 2025

A member of the M23 rebel group checks people before attending a rally addressed by Congolese rebel leader and coordinator of the AFC-M23 movement, in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge

(Reuters) - Explosions at a rally held by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu killed 11 people and wounded 65 others, Corneille Nangaa, head of the rebel alliance that includes M23, said in a press conference on Thursday.

He said the grenades used on Thursday were the same type as used by Burundi's army in Congo. Reuters could not independently verify this.

(Reporting by Congo newsroom; Writing by Portia Crowe)

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