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Three peacekeepers, seven civilians killed during anti- UN protests in Congo

Three United Nations peacekeepers and seven civilians were killed on Tuesday during anti-UN protests in the city of Butembo in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, said Butembo police chief Paul Ngoma.

 Congolese protesters scale the perimeter wall of the compound of United Nations peacekeeping force's warehouse in Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo July 26, 2022. (credit: REUTERS/Esdras Tsongo)
Congolese protesters scale the perimeter wall of the compound of United Nations peacekeeping force's warehouse in Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo July 26, 2022. (credit: REUTERS/Esdras Tsongo)
Congolese policemen and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) stand guard outside the compound of a United Nations peacekeeping force's warehouse in Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo July 26, 2022. (credit: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi)
Congolese policemen and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) stand guard outside the compound of a United Nations peacekeeping force's warehouse in Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo July 26, 2022. (credit: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi)