CHINA CONFIRMS CITIZENS DEAD, MISSING AFTER DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ATTACK
Written by NewsAdmin on July 4, 2024
China has confirmed that an armed attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) left several of its citizens dead or missing.
Local sources told newsmen yesterday that a militia attack on a mining site in gold-rich Ituri province killed at least four Chinese nationals.
Beijing’s foreign ministry said a private Chinese company in the DRC was attacked by armed forces, resulting in the death and disappearance of several Chinese nationals, without specifying the number.
Attacks on mining sites and convoys are common in the DRC, as are conflicts over gold between Congolese residents and Chinese miners.
Some of the local sources attributed Wednesday’s incident to a militia group, Codeco, which claims to defend the interests of the Lendu tribe against the rival Hema tribe.
Other local sources put the death toll at six Chinese nationals, along with their bodyguards, two Congolese soldiers and two civilians