Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

Africa

At least 4 dead amid opposition protests in Congo's capital

Associated Press
Published | Updated
  • 5667be68-
    Image 1 of 3

    The bodies of people killed during election protests lie in the street, as Congolese troops stand near by in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. Witnesses say at least four people are dead after opposition protests against a delayed presidential election turned violent in Congo's capital. The protests were organized by activists who are opposed to longtime President Joseph Kabila, who is now expected to stay in office after his mandate ends in December. (AP Photo/John Bompengo) (The Associated Press)

  • 4b79af29-
    Image 2 of 3

    The body of a man killed during election protests lies in the street, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. Witnesses say at least four people are dead after opposition protests against a delayed presidential election turned violent in Congo's capital. The protests were organized by activists who are opposed to longtime President Joseph Kabila, who is now expected to stay in office after his mandate ends in December. (AP Photo/John Bompengo) (The Associated Press)

  • 4b79af29-
    Image 3 of 3

    Men break off bits of rock during a protest in Kinshasa in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. Witnesses say at least four people are dead after opposition protests against a delayed presidential election turned violent in Congo's capital. The protests were organized by activists who are opposed to longtime President Joseph Kabila, who is now expected to stay in office after his mandate ends in December. (AP Photo/John Bompengo) (The Associated Press)

KINSHASA, Congo – Witnesses say at least four people are dead after opposition protests against a delayed presidential election turned violent in Congo's capital.

An Associated Press photographer saw at least four bodies Monday after demonstrators hurled rocks and police fired tear gas in the streets.

Government spokesman Lambert Mende says two police officers and two civilians were killed.

The protests were organized by activists who are opposed to longtime President Joseph Kabila, who is now expected to stay in office after his mandate ends in December.

The country's electoral commission has said it won't be possible to hold the vote as scheduled in November.

The constitution allows Kabila to stay in power until another vote can be organized.