source: Radio Okapi
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Butembo
notes: On 15 October 2021, a group of people erected barricades (through unspecified means) and burnt tires in Butembo (Beni, Nord-Kivu) to demonstrate against the increase of rebel attacks/killings in the region. The PNC was deployed across the city and fired shots in the air to disperse the demonstrators. [size=no report]