DR Congo: 14 U.N. peacekeepers dead, dozens hurt in ‘huge attack’

KINSHASA, Congo — In the deadliest single attack on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in recent memory, rebels in eastern Congo killed at least 14 peacekeepers and wounded 53 others in an assault on their base that was launched at nightfall and went on for hours.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed “outrage and utter heartbreak” and called the attack a war crime, urging Congolese authorities to swiftly investigate. The [US] State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs said it was “horrified.” Tiếp tục đọc “DR Congo: 14 U.N. peacekeepers dead, dozens hurt in ‘huge attack’”