source: Radio Okapi; Africa 1; AFP; La Libre Afrique
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Kasumbalesa
notes: On 3 August 2020, members and supporters of president Tshisekedi's Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) demonstrated in Kasumbalesa (Sakania, Haut-Katanga) to show their outrage after the killing of a prominent local UDPS politician by unknown people. The activists vandalized and ransacked 2 police stations, a court and private property. The police intervened to disperse the crowd. Reportedly, a bystander was shot during the chaos and later died in hospital. [size=no report]