Stray bullet from armed groups clash in Eastern DRC injures civilian in Rubavu | Une balle perdue lors d'un affrontement entre des groupes armés dans l'Est de la RDC blesse un civil à Rubavu

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Kigali, 23 October 2023 
 
On Monday at around 12h30, in Rubavu Sector in Rwanda’s Western Province, a civilian was injured by a stray bullet originating from clashes among the coalition of Kinshasa-backed illegal armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), close to the Rwandan border. The injured man is receiving treatment at the Cyanzarwe Health Centre in Rubavu.

Rwanda is deeply concerned by the ongoing support and collaboration of the Government of the DRC with FDLR, other illegal armed groups and foreign mercenaries, which is escalating provocative actions along the Rwandan border, in violation of the Luanda and Nairobi processes.
 
Rwanda will maintain defensive and preventive mechanisms to guard against violations of our airspace and borders, and counter any spill-over into Rwanda from any armed group, in order to ensure the security and safety of Rwandan citizens and residents.
  
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Une balle perdue lors d'un affrontement entre des groupes armés dans l'Est de la RDC blesse un civil à Rubavu

Le lundi vers 12h30, dans le secteur de Rubavu, dans la province de l'Ouest du Rwanda, un civil a été blessé par une balle perdue provenant d'un affrontement au sein de la coalition de groupes armés illégaux soutenus par Kinshasa dans l'Est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), près de la frontière rwandaise. Le blessé est actuellement soigné au centre de santé de Cyanzarwe à Rubavu.

Le Rwanda est profondément préoccupé par le soutien apporté par le gouvernement de la RDC aux FDLR ainsi qu'à d'autres groupes armés illégaux et mercenaires étrangers qui multiplient les provocations le long de la frontière rwandaise, en violation des processus de Luanda et de Nairobi.

Le Rwanda continuera à déployer des systèmes de protection contre la violation de son espace aérien et de ses frontières, et fera obstacle à tout débordement du conflit dans l'Est de la RDC sur son territoire de la part d'un groupe armé afin de garantir la sécurité et la sûreté des citoyens et des résidents rwandais.


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