DRC denies fighter jet violated Rwandan airspace; accuses Rwanda of “act of battle”

DRC denies fighter jet violated Rwandan airspace; accuses Rwanda of “act of battle”



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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday denounced Rwanda’s accusation {that a} Congolese fighter jet violated Rwandan airspace, alleging the plane was attacked by Rwandan forces in a “deliberate act of aggression that amounts to an act of war.”

Rwanda’s authorities communications workplace launched an announcement on Twitter Tuesday which mentioned: “Today at 5:03 pm, a Sukhoi-25 from DR Congo violated Rwanda airspace for the third time. Defensive measures were taken. Rwanda asks the DRC to stop this aggression.”

The Congolese authorities later issued an announcement disputing Kigali’s model of occasions, alleging the jet was “attacked while it was beginning its landing on the runway of Goma’s international airport.”

“The Rwandan fireplace was directed at a Congolese plane, flying inside Congolese territory. It didn’t fly over Rwandan airspace. The…

2023-01-25 12:29:45 DRC denies fighter jet violated Rwandan airspace; accuses Rwanda of “act of battle”
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