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Policeman beaten to death in Congo Eid clashes

Damaged police after two groups of Muslims clashed outside Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa, Congo on May 13, 2021. [Reuters]

A police officer in Congo's capital Kinshasa was beaten to death and 46 others were wounded as rival Muslim groups clashed during Eid celebrations on Thursday, a police spokesman said.

Members of two opposing camps vying for leadership positions in Congo's Muslim community sparred outside Kinshasa's Martyrs Stadium Thursday morning, where they had planned to worship together as a demonstration of unity.

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