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– Protests grow tense in DRC as citizens mourn death of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 3, 2017

Hundreds of Congolese gathered in Kinshasa after news broke night that DRC opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi passed away. Protesters threw rocks and shouted slurs against President Joseph Kabila; police responded with rounds of teargas.
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