DR Congo colonel sentenced to death over anti-UN protest killings

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1970-01-01 08:00

More than 50 people were killed after troops opened fire on anti-UN protesters in August.

An army colonel has been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for his role in the killing of more than 50 demonstrators in August.

Col Mike Mikombe, the ex-commander of the elite Republican Guard in Goma city, was accused of giving orders to open fire on anti-UN protesters.