BY NANGAYI GUYSON IN KAMPALA UGANDA E, AFRICA
Soldiers have arrested at least two suspects in the killings of three Indian United Nations peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a military spokesperson said. It is reported that, the arrests came the morning after the three Indian peacekeepers died during a raid of the UN base in Kirumba.
Major Vianney Kazarama said two men were arrested after they said they participated in an attack on a UN base in Kirumba early on Wednesday. He said the two were from a local militia known as Pareco, one of dozens of armed groups from Rwanda and the DRC who have battled one another and the army in the region for more than a decade.
A UN spokesperson said up to 50 rebels attacked the base and several others were wounded.
The bodies of the three peacekeepers have been flown back to India.
Nearly 4 000 Indian soldiers are part of the UN’s DRC peacekeeping mission, which has more than 16 000 troops from various countries.
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