New Delhi: Indian Army said on Monday that in his United Nations peacekeeping force Congo Attempts by civilian armed groups to loot operational bases and the hospital were thwarted.
“The stern action of Indian peacekeepers stationed in Congo was strictly in accordance with the United Nations mandate and rules of engagement,” Army officials said, adding that Indian troops ensured the safety of UN personnel and property where they were stationed.
“There are reports that some other UN office premises were vandalized. The situation is being closely monitored,” the officials said.
Hundreds of protesters managed to attack a UN peacekeeping warehouse and looted offices in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday, demanding that the mission fail to protect the population.
Protesters blocked roads in the city and ransacked offices, destroyed some material and set a gate on the mission’s premises on fire.
A spokesman for the peacekeeping mission said: “One of our warehouses was attacked by demonstrators this morning. They broke into one of our hideouts and looted equipment. Congo, known as Monusco.
The mission said in a statement that the attack came a day after hostile comments and threats were made by individuals and groups. United Nations,
“The incidents in Goma are not only unacceptable but completely counterproductive. MONUSCO has been mandated by the Security Council to support the authorities in protecting civilians,” Khassim Diagne, the acting head of the mission, said in the statement.
The protest was called by a faction of the youth wing of President Felix Tshisekedi’s UDPS ruling party, which said in a statement that it was calling for the immediate withdrawal of UN peacekeepers over what they described as ineffectiveness.
(with inputs from agencies)
“The stern action of Indian peacekeepers stationed in Congo was strictly in accordance with the United Nations mandate and rules of engagement,” Army officials said, adding that Indian troops ensured the safety of UN personnel and property where they were stationed.
“There are reports that some other UN office premises were vandalized. The situation is being closely monitored,” the officials said.
Hundreds of protesters managed to attack a UN peacekeeping warehouse and looted offices in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday, demanding that the mission fail to protect the population.
Protesters blocked roads in the city and ransacked offices, destroyed some material and set a gate on the mission’s premises on fire.
A spokesman for the peacekeeping mission said: “One of our warehouses was attacked by demonstrators this morning. They broke into one of our hideouts and looted equipment. Congo, known as Monusco.
The mission said in a statement that the attack came a day after hostile comments and threats were made by individuals and groups. United Nations,
“The incidents in Goma are not only unacceptable but completely counterproductive. MONUSCO has been mandated by the Security Council to support the authorities in protecting civilians,” Khassim Diagne, the acting head of the mission, said in the statement.
The protest was called by a faction of the youth wing of President Felix Tshisekedi’s UDPS ruling party, which said in a statement that it was calling for the immediate withdrawal of UN peacekeepers over what they described as ineffectiveness.
(with inputs from agencies)