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Aircraft and transport. Congo: the Army takes back control of Kinshasa Airport (2)

Kinshasa, Congo - 40 of the 70 attackers were killed by the armed forces

The army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has taken back control of Kinshasa International Airport, after the attack which was carried out by some armed groups in the morning of today, Monday 30 December 2013. "We have total control of the situation", government spokesman Lambert Mende commented, adding that 40 of the 70 attackers, apparently followers of religious leader Paul Joseph Mukungubila,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1157373
Rome, Italy, 12/30/2013 19:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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