Footage has surfaced showing the leader of an attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) broadcasting live on Facebook from within the presidential palace shortly before authorities killed him following the failed coup on Sunday.
In the video, verified by Reuters, Christian Malanga, named by the army as the ringleader, declares in the Lingala language: “We, the militants, are tired.
We cannot drag on with Tshisekedi.”
Reuters independently verified the location as the palace in Kinshasa by matching imagery with satellite data and archival photos.
The news agency also confirmed the date through corroborating information.
The government reported that Malanga, a Congolese politician based in the US, was killed when his forces launched an attack on the palace and the residence of Vital Kamerhe, a candidate for parliament speaker, early Sunday morning.
Approximately 50 people, including three American citizens, were arrested, according to army spokesman Sylvain Ekenge.
He added that one of the US nationals arrested was Malanga’s son.