DR Congo: Shops belonging to Asian expats targeted in unrest, one Indian hurt in riots

Posted on June 20, 2013 • Filed under: Africa, Civil Unrest, Expatriates Attacked, Expatriates Injured

BBC News reports that shops belonging to Asians were targeted in a protest in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo over the arrest of Congolese students in India. One Indian national was reportedly injured in the riots and is being treated in hospital. The demonstrators were angered by the arrest on Saturday of 21 students in Jalandhar, a city in northern India. Read article

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