This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7692932.stm
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Protesters attack UN Congo office | Protesters attack UN Congo office |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Hundreds of protesters are reportedly attacking the UN's headquarters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. | Hundreds of protesters are reportedly attacking the UN's headquarters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| A UN spokeswoman said that cars were being damaged and windows shattered in the regional capital, Goma. | A UN spokeswoman said that cars were being damaged and windows shattered in the regional capital, Goma. |
| The protesters are angry that a 17,000-strong UN force has not better protected them against an offensive by rebel forces. | The protesters are angry that a 17,000-strong UN force has not better protected them against an offensive by rebel forces. |
| Tens of thousands of people are said to be fleeing towards Goma as government troops retreat. | Tens of thousands of people are said to be fleeing towards Goma as government troops retreat. |
| The rebel troops are loyal to renegade general, Laurent Nkunda. | The rebel troops are loyal to renegade general, Laurent Nkunda. |
| Goma threat | |
| UN spokeswoman Sylvie van den Wildenberg told Associated Press news agency protesters were throwing stones over the wall of the UN compound. | UN spokeswoman Sylvie van den Wildenberg told Associated Press news agency protesters were throwing stones over the wall of the UN compound. |
| United Nations peacekeepers are now reportedly moving towards the area where fighting with the rebels is taking place. | United Nations peacekeepers are now reportedly moving towards the area where fighting with the rebels is taking place. |
| Over the weekend the rebels, who say they are protecting the area's Tutsi minority, captured a major army camp at Rumangabo and the headquarters of Virunga national park. | |
| A BBC reporter in eastern DR Congo says the main Kibumba camp for displaced people near Rumangabo has emptied, as people flee towards the city. | |
| Gen Nkunda has threatened to take control of Goma. | |
| The UN accused his soldiers of firing rockets at two UN vehicles on Sunday, injuring several troops. | |
| A Nkunda spokesman denied the rebels were involved. | |
| The UN told AP it was considering using helicopter gunships against the rebels in Rumangabo but that government troops were also in the area and could be hit. | |
| Gen Nkunda's rebels attacked Goma last December. Hundreds of them died as the UN used helicopters under its mandate to protect civilians. | |
| A peace deal was signed in Goma between the government and various rebel groups at the end of January. | |
| Although he signed the deal, Gen Nkunda has always refused to disarm while Rwandan Hutu rebels still operate in the area. | |
| About 200,000 people fled their homes after fighting resumed in the area in late August. | |
| The United Nations says many refugees are malnourished and some are dying of hunger. |