Protesters were in the streets for a third consecutive day after at least 15 people were killed and dozens of others injured during demonstrations in Congo’s east against the United Nations mission in the country.
The U.N. said Tuesday one peacekeeper from Morocco and two international policemen from India serving with the U.N. peacekeeping force were slain and a policeman from Egypt was injured at the U.N. base in Butembo in North Kivu province when "violent attackers snatched weapons from Congolese police" and fired on U.N. personnel.
Since Monday, demonstrators have set fires and forced entry into the U.N. mission offices in Goma, accusing the peacekeeping force of failing to protect civilians amid rising violence in Congo's eastern region.
(AP)