DR Congo Opposition Supporter Shot Dead Ahead Of Election Rally: Party

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published December 13, 2018 | 07:06 PM

A teenager was shot dead in central DR Congo on Thursday when police fired towards a group of supporters ahead of a rally by opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi, his party said.

MbujiMayi, DR Congo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Dec, 2018 ) :A teenager was shot dead in central DR Congo on Thursday when police fired towards a group of supporters ahead of a rally by opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi, his party said.

"A young man of 17 who was singing with UDPS party activists was killed this morning by a policeman who fired at him," senior party official Denis Kalombo told AFP.

The incident occurred in Mbuji-Mayi, the country's third city, which lies in the violence-hit Kasai province, one of Tshisekedi's main areas of support.