By RFIPosted on 11-10-2019Modified on 11-10-2019 at 16:52

In the DRC, a plane chartered by the presidency crashed on Thursday while on its way to Kinshasa. The Antonov 72 carried four crew members and three of Felix Tshisekedi's bodyguards as well as his driver. This announcement provoked, the anger of the militants of the UDPS.

According to the presidency, the plane was carrying eight people and the armored car used by the head of state during his visit to Bukavu. This Friday, sources in the army announce that the carcass of the plane was found in the territory of Punia, Maniema province. Information that has raised the tone in Limete, stronghold of the UDPS, the party of the head of state.

The militants, who have set up barricades in the neighborhood, are in fact convinced that the crash is the result of an attack, which they immediately blame on former President Joseph Kabila. " We no longer want this Cach / FCC coalition and Kabila's macabre plans ," warn the supporters of the president.

Call on the calm of UDPS officials

On site, in Limete, we find this Friday the different groups of the youth league as well as bikers of the UDPS. They burn tires from time to time under the dumbfounded look of the police. There are some shots of tear gas.

Jean-Marc Kabund , president of the party and vice-president of the National Assembly, was called to calm the spirits. From the platform of the headquarters of the UDPS, using a loudspeaker, said he was very disappointed, comparing these activists to those of Lamuka, the platform of the opponent Martin Fayulu, referring to infiltrators who would seek to sow disorder.

"General" Kabund, as the fighters call him, reminded that President Tshisekedi needs a majority in Parliament to pass his reforms and this majority is in the hands of Joseph Kabila. He finally mentioned the black box of the device and the investigation that is already underway. Jean-Marc Kabund and the Secretary General of the UDPS, Augustin Kabuya, say they were sent by the head of state who calls his supporters to be patient.

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