Eastern DRC: Rwanda accused of "war crime" after the bombing of a school

Location of Buhumba, in the DRC.

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The tension does not weaken between Kinshasa and Kigali against a backdrop of mutual accusations.

The Rwandan authorities accuse the FARDC of having fired rockets into its territory.

This is denied by the Congolese army, which in turn accuses the Rwandan forces of supporting the M23.

She even says she has videos taken from drones that would show the presence on Congolese soil of Rwandan soldiers.

These accusations go further.

Rwanda is charged with a war crime after damage to a school on Friday at a school in Buhumba, Rutshuru territory.

For Kinshasa, the school was bombed from Rwandan territory.

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Destroyed roof, collapsed wall, broken bricks scattered several meters around the site of the impact... The images released by the Congolese army have gone around the Congolese web.

According to the report presented by the army, two children aged 6 and 7 were killed and another seriously injured.

The Congolese army even says it has videos taken from drones which would show the presence on Congolese soil of Rwandan soldiers.

Official statement of the @FARDC_off of June 10, 2022https://t.co/NrQYeGz5AA pic.twitter.com/yagaX4AT3o

— FARDC Official SCIFA (@FARDC_off) June 10, 2022

These bombs would have fallen in villages located a few kilometers from the headquarters of the Virunga National Park.

According to local civil society, the fighting continued until 6 p.m. Thursday in several other areas and moved closer to Bunagana, on the border with

and not far from

.

These clashes caused new population displacements.

Thousands of people crossed the Ugandan border and others spent the night along the road, according to these same sources.

Two days earlier, a Monusco position had also been attacked and three blue helmets were injured.

The UN mission does not openly accuse Rwanda, but points the finger at the M23.

🚨 #MONUSCO condemns the attack perpetrated by the #M23, yesterday, against a position of blue helmets in Shangi (Rutshuru).

⚡ Three blue helmets were injured and evacuated to #Goma.

MONUSCO remains engaged in the fighting alongside the @FARDC_off against the M23.

pic.twitter.com/KtU2wyzclG

— MONUSCO (@MONUSCO) June 8, 2022

For its part, the Rwandan Army rejects all these accusations and reports that two rockets were fired from the Bunagana area in the DRC and reached Nyabigoma, in the Musanze district, without causing any damage.

DRC FIRES ROCKETS INTO RWANDA https://t.co/gqA02wubS1 pic.twitter.com/apmeq8bGJU

— Rwanda Defense Force (@RwandaMoD) June 10, 2022

This information is in turn denied by the Congolese army, which

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