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Congo: 2 Indian Peacekeepers Among 15 Killed In Violent Anti-UN Protest
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Others/World, 27 July 2022 6:15 AM GMT
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Two BSF personnel who were part of the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo were killed in a violent protest. The protesters at the site snatched the weapons from security personnel and fired point-blank at peacekeeping forces.
During a violent protest on Tuesday (July 26), two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel who were part of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Congo were killed. In demonstration and agitation, as many as 500 people marched toward the UN site and managed to damage the property.
The Indian External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, mentioned that the loss of valiant officers deeply grieved him and demanded that the attack's perpetrators must be punished in a court of law.
Deeply grieved at the loss of lives of two valiant Indian peacekeepers of the BSF in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They were part of the MONUSCO.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) July 26, 2022
The perpetrators of these outrageous attacks must be held accountable and brought to justice .
MONUSCO
The BSF personnel was part of MONUSCO- the UN's Organisation Stabilisation Mission in DR Congo. According to official reports, over 15 people have been reported to be killed and as many as 50 injured in the demonstration in Congo against the UN mission in the country.
The locals said that agitation against the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo turned violent in Goma, where the protestors were seen setting fire to UN property, reported NDTV. The mission went peacefully on Monday (July 25), but the situation turned violent on Tuesday morning.
The administration deployed Congolese Police and the Congolese army to control the crowd of over 500 people, but they were unsuccessful. Many measures, including the firing of tear gas, were taken to disperse the crowd, but they managed to damage the UN property in agitation.
The Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Farhan Haq, while mentioning the killing of two Indian personnel, said, "This is something that should not have happened. It is an unacceptable action. And we condemn the killing of our colleagues."
"We do express our deepest sympathies to the families and colleagues, and of course, we send our sympathies as well to the Government of India for this," he added. Both the valiant officers were in the rank of head constable and came from Rajasthan.
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