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– DRC: Protesters killed as internet and SMS services shut down (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 6, 2018

On 31 December 2017, security forces shot and killed at least seven protesters while several others were arrested during anti-government demonstrations in Kinshasa. The Congolese government also ordered a nationwide internet shutdown and disruption of SMS services a day before the protests.
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