1st Ld-Writethru: At least 2 killed during anti-gov't march in DR Congo capital
Xinhua,February 25, 2018 Adjust font size:
KINSHASA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and three injured during a political demonstration in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Sunday, according to witness at the scene.
The march against the Kabila government was convened by the catholic churches to demand respect for the political agreement signed on Dec. 31, 2016. Police fired on protesters, according to the witness who required anonymity.
The DRC is going through an unprecedented political crisis since the expiry of the term of its current President Joseph Kabila. The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has published an electoral calendar that sets the presidential elections in December 2018. But this calendar has already been rejected by opponents who have repeatedly called demonstrations since then. Enditem