source: Radio Okapi
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Civilians (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Luena
notes: On 25 August 2021, a group of people attempted to lynch 3 women in the city of Luena (Bukama, Haut-Lomami), who were accused of stealing children. The PNC intervened to disperse the rioters, preventing them from killing the victims. The rioters threw projectiles at a police officer's residence as well as that of another administrative authority and a police station in retaliation for having saved the women's lives. [size=no report]