Gunmen launch deadly raid on airport depot in DR Congo

At least one soldier and a gunman were killed overnight when a gang raided the Goma airport in <g data-gr-id="33">eastern</g> Democratic Republic of Congo during an apparent robbery, officials said on Tuesday.

“Bandits got inside the airport area to try to steal from depots (storing goods) waiting to be loaded <g data-gr-id="25">on to</g> cargo planes,” the governor of the restless North Kivu province, Julien Paluku, told AFP. 

“Maybe they were also targeting the ammunition depots,” he said, adding that the intruders were wearing civilian clothes. “Fortunately the army was there.” One of the attackers was killed and three others were captured, while a soldier was slain and several others were wounded, the governor said. The army recovered two assault rifles.