At least 8 people were killed and 3 injured in the explosion that took place on Thursday. In a bar at a military camp in the city of Goma, in North Kivu province, northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “North Kivu’s military governor just informed us about the explosion at a bar at Katindo Camp in Goma. The provisional balance is eight dead and three injured. Services have already been deployed for initial investigations.” Patrick Muyaya, the country’s Minister of Communications, on Twitter.
Therefore, Muyaya stressed that “the public is urged to remain calm while awaiting the report that will provide a better understanding of the circumstances of this tragedy”. The minister explained in the same way. most victims they had gathered to drink At Katindo military camp around 7:40 PM (local time).
The North Kivu area has been the scene of clashes in recent days between the DRC Army and the M23 rebel group, which has been accused of attacking since November 2021. attacks against army positions Despite being discharged more than eight years ago after fighting with the army, he is in this part of the country.
Congolese authorities and the M23 signed a peace agreement in December 2013 after fighting the Army, supported by United Nations troops, since 2012. UN experts accused Uganda and Rwanda of supporting the rebels, but both countries denied this.