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At least 10 dead as DR Congo religious sect protests UN presence

STORY: At least 10 dead as DR Congo religious sect protests UN presence DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Goma, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): GUILLAUME NDJIKE KAIKO, Spokesperson for the military governor of North Kivu 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): ERIC RUBWIRA, Motorcycle taximan of Goma STORYLINE: At least 10 people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday when troops intervened in a religious sect's planned anti-U.N. protests. Activities remained paralyzed the morning of Wednesday in Goma, capital of the North Kivu province in the eastern DRC. A mystical religious sect known as "Natural Judaic and Messianic Faith toward the Nations" had urged followers to enter United Nations (UN) bases and demand the departure of peacekeepers. Local authorities of Goma had banned the protest. Women, young girls and boys, men and children were arrested by the army. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): GUILLAUME NDJIKE KAIK

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At least 10 dead as DR Congo religious sect protests UN presence