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Congo Detains US Diplomat With Pro-Democracy Activists
Source: Associated Press
Congo Detains US Diplomat With Pro-Democracy Activists
KINSHASA, Congo — Mar 15, 2015, 8:09 PM ET
By Associated Press
Congo's security forces detained a U.S. diplomat Sunday in a raid that also targeted journalists and regional democracy activists and accused them of posing a threat to stability, a government spokesman said.
The diplomat "was found among a group of people that was believed to be in the process of bringing an attack against state security," Lambert Mende said. He did not disclose the diplomat's name or position.
The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa did not respond to messages seeking comment. The State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The detentions followed a news conference in Kinshasa organized in support of a Congolese movement known as Filimbi that aims for greater youth participation in politics.
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KINSHASA, Congo — Mar 15, 2015, 8:09 PM ET
By Associated Press
Congo's security forces detained a U.S. diplomat Sunday in a raid that also targeted journalists and regional democracy activists and accused them of posing a threat to stability, a government spokesman said.
The diplomat "was found among a group of people that was believed to be in the process of bringing an attack against state security," Lambert Mende said. He did not disclose the diplomat's name or position.
The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa did not respond to messages seeking comment. The State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The detentions followed a news conference in Kinshasa organized in support of a Congolese movement known as Filimbi that aims for greater youth participation in politics.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/congo-detains-us-diplomat-pro-democracy-activist-29656474
