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Briton and Americans among 37 given death sentence over DRC coup attempt



Son of opposition figure who led botched attempt in May is among three Americans sentenced to deathA Briton and three Americans are among 37 people sentenced to death on Friday over an attempt to overthrow the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Six people were killed during the botched coup attempt led by the opposition figure Christian Malanga on 19 May that targeted the presidential palace and a close ally of President Félix Tshisekedi. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/13/briton-americans-sentenced-to-death-drc-coup-attempt

Author : Nadeem Badshah

Publish date : 2024-09-13 18:22:57

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