Sunday, 16 May 2021 09:40 AM MYT
Muslim worshippers at the stadium in Kinshasa. — AFP pic
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KINSHASA (DR Congo), May 16 — Thirty people were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday for their role in anti-police violence marking the end of Ramadan in the capital Kinshasa.
A policeman was killed on Thursday as rival Muslim groups fought over the right to celebrate the Eid festivities marking the end of Ramadan at a major sports stadium, officials said.
A summary of a cabinet meeting yesterday also referred to the death of an 81-year-old woman in hospital following the violence.