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Congo: Police block anti-Kabila protest Congo: Deaths at anti-Kabila protest
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Police and soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have used force to block a planned rally calling for President Joseph Kabila to step down. Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed at least seven people at a protest calling for President Joseph Kabila to step down, UN peacekepers say.
Rights group Human Rights Watch says two men have been shot dead outside a church in the capital Kinshasa. Police said three people had died and two of the deaths were being investigated.
Other reports said at least six people and a police officer had been killed. Church activists and opposition parties had backed the demonstration.
Church activists and opposition parties had backed the demonstration. Under a deal reached a year ago, Mr Kabila was due to step down by the end of 2017. Under a deal reached a year ago, Mr Kabila was due to step down by the end of 2017.
That was a year after the end of his second term in office. An election to replace him has now been delayed until December 2018.That was a year after the end of his second term in office. An election to replace him has now been delayed until December 2018.
The authorities in Kinshasa banned the protest there, saying they did not have the resources to police it. Catholic activists had called for protests after Sunday church services, but the Congolese authorities banned the demonstration.
Police roadblocks have been in place since Saturday. The security forces have also used tear gas and live ammunition to prevent protesters from gathering at several locations, including churches. Police used live ammunition and tear gas to prevent protesters from gathering at locations including churches.
About 50 people were arrested in Kinshasa and seven people were hurt by gunfire, Reuters quoted human rights activist Georges Kapiamba as saying. Two men were shot dead outside a church in the capital Kinshasa, rights group Human Rights Watch said.
A police spokesman denied the security forces had used live ammunition. He said protesters had been arrested for barricading roads and setting tyres on fire. UN spokeswoman Florence Marchal said that in addition to the seven people shot dead in Kinshasa, another protester had been killed in the central city of Kananga,
More than 120 people had been arrested, she said.
She condemned the "use of force against peaceful demonstrators" and the "violent suppression of fundamental rights and freedoms by security forces".
Mr Kabila has been in power since 2001. He was supposed to step down after his second and final term came to an end in 2016 but the vote to replace him was not held.Mr Kabila has been in power since 2001. He was supposed to step down after his second and final term came to an end in 2016 but the vote to replace him was not held.
The failure to organise the polls led to a wave of deadly demonstrations by opposition supporters. The UN says dozens of people have been killed during anti-government protests over the past year.The failure to organise the polls led to a wave of deadly demonstrations by opposition supporters. The UN says dozens of people have been killed during anti-government protests over the past year.
A deal to create a transitional government brokered by the Catholic church collapsed because the government and the opposition were unable to agree on the power-sharing mechanism.A deal to create a transitional government brokered by the Catholic church collapsed because the government and the opposition were unable to agree on the power-sharing mechanism.