Canadian Peacekeepers Safe, Sheltering as Deadly Anti-UN Protests Rock the DRC

Canadian Peacekeepers Safe, Sheltering as Deadly Anti-UN Protests Rock the DRC
Residents protest against the United Nations peacekeeping force (MONUSCO) deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Goma July 26, 2022. The Canadian Press/AP/Moses Sawasawa
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The federal government says all Canadian peacekeepers are safe and accounted for following a second day of deadly anti-United Nations protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Department of National Defence and RCMP confirmed the safety of all Canadian personnel in the DRC on Tuesday as the UN reported three peacekeepers had been killed in the violence.