Several killed as gunfire, blasts rock Congo rebel rally, residents say

FILE PHOTO: Corneille Nangaa, leader of the AFC rebel alliance that also includes M23, addresses a press conference at the Serena Hotel in Goma, North Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo January 30, 2025. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo

(Reuters) -Crowds fled and people were killed and wounded as gunfire and explosions rang out at a mass rally held by rebel leader Corneille Nangaa in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Bukavu on Thursday, residents said.

People ran through the streets, some bleeding and carrying limp bodies, video showed. Residents said they saw dead bodies, but there was no immediate information on the number of casualties.