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Aircraft and transport. Congo: shooting ongoing at Kinshasa Airport

Kinshasa, Congo - Several journalists were taken hostage by the attackers

In the morning of today, Monday 30 December 2013, some men armed with guns and machetes attacked several areas of Congo's capital Kinshasa, among which the international airport. The hub has been obviously closed. Police reported that armed young men had taken hostage several reporters from the state television station "RTNC". Before blocking the programs, the attackers broadcast a video with a...

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Rome, Italy, 12/30/2013 14:37
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