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Three US citizens are among 50 people who have been arrested for allegedly attempting to overthrow the government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Sunday, Reuters has reported, citing a spokesman for the Central African country's army.
He announced on state broadcaster RTNC TV that the Armed Forces of the DR Congo (FARDC) had foiled a coup attempt against President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa. Several suspects were detained, and the "situation is now under control," Ekenge stated.
A group of uniformed armed men reportedly launched the coup late on Saturday night, attacking the home of Vital Kamerhe, the outgoing economy minister and candidate for speaker of the National Assembly.
According to local media, the attackers were members of the New Zaire Movement, which was linked to a former DR Congo politician Christian Malanga, who had American citizenship and had spent several years in exile in the US before being killed in the attempted coup.
He announced on state broadcaster RTNC TV that the Armed Forces of the DR Congo (FARDC) had foiled a coup attempt against President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa. Several suspects were detained, and the "situation is now under control," Ekenge stated.
A group of uniformed armed men reportedly launched the coup late on Saturday night, attacking the home of Vital Kamerhe, the outgoing economy minister and candidate for speaker of the National Assembly.
According to local media, the attackers were members of the New Zaire Movement, which was linked to a former DR Congo politician Christian Malanga, who had American citizenship and had spent several years in exile in the US before being killed in the attempted coup.
