Mayi-Mayi combatants inside MONUSCO compound in Lubumbashi surrender [1]
Mayi-Mayi combatants inside MONUSCO compound in Lubumbashi surrender
Kinshasa, 24 March 2013 – The UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes the peaceful surrender of 245 Mayi-Mayi Kata Katanga combatants who sought refuge inside the MONUSCO compound in Lubumbashi, province of Katanga, on Saturday 23 March, following an earlier attack against the city.
The situation in the city has been calm but tense overnight.Local NGOsestimate that at least 35 people lost their lives in the fighting in the city.