Mortar Attack on South African Base in Congo: Tragedy Strikes Again

A recent mortar attack on a South African military base in the Democratic Republic of Congo resulted in two deaths and 20 injuries. This attack is part of ongoing violence the South African troops face while deployed to support Congo's fight against rebel groups. Critically injured members are hospitalized.

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South Africa's military said on Wednesday that a mortar attack on one of its bases in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a day earlier had killed two people and injured 20 others. South African troops are in Congo as part of a deployment by Southern African regional bloc SADC to help the government fight rebel groups.

"Four members who were critically injured have been hospitalised, whilst the rest who suffered minor injuries are expected to be discharged soon," the South African National Defence Force said in a statement. In February another mortar attack on a South African base in Congo

killed two and wounded three others. At the time President Cyril Ramaphosa hit back at opposition criticism that the South African contingent in Congo was ill-equipped.

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