Mbuji-Mayi (DR Congo) (AFP) – A teenager was shot dead in central DR Congo on Thursday when police fired towards a group of supporters ahead of a rally by opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi, his party said.
“A young man of 17 who was singing with UDPS party activists was killed this morning by a policeman who fired at him,” senior party official Denis Kalombo told AFP.
The incident occurred in Mbuji-Mayi, the country’s third city, which lies in the violence-hit Kasai province, one of Tshisekedi’s main areas of support.