source: AFP; RFI
actor1: Rioters (Republic of Congo)
actor2: Military Forces of the Republic of Congo (1997-) Gendarmerie
location: Gamboma
notes: 22 December. Following the death of a college student in Gendarmerie custody, students ransacked university offices before marching to the Gendarmerie with the body of the deceased. The demonstrators barricaded roads and burned tires. The Gendarmerie dispersed the demonstrators by with tear gas and by firing into the air. Two people were wounded by gun shots.