The Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s (DRC) armed forces repelled an attempted coup d\u2019etat involving Congolese and foreign fighters on Sunday morning, a DRC army spokesman said in a televised address.
\n\u201cAn attempted coup d\u2019etat has been put down by the defence and security forces. The attempt involved foreigners and Congolese. These foreigners and Congolese have been put out of action, including their leader,\u201d spokesman Sylvain Ekenge said.
\nHe did not specify whether this meant they had been detained or killed.
\nTina Salama, a spokeswoman for President Felix Tshisekedi, also confirmed to Reuters that the presidential palace had been attacked on Sunday morning but the army had retaken control.
\nEarlier, two guards and an assailant were killed in an attack on the nearby home of Vital Kamerhe, a member of parliament who is tipped to become speaker, Kamerhe\u2019s spokesman and the Japanese ambassador said in posts on X.
\nThe United States embassy issued a security alert on Sunday warning of \u201congoing activity by DRC security elements\u201d and reports of gunfire in the area.
\nA Facebook page appearing to belong to Christian Malanga, a politician based in the United States, posted a live-streamed video in which he appeared to be leading the attack.
\n\u201cWe, the militants, are tired. We cannot drag on with Tshisekedi and Kamerhe, they have done too many stupid things in this country,\u201d he said in Lingala in the video, which has not been independently verified by Reuters.
\nTshisekedi was re-elected for a second term as president in December, but has yet to name a government, six weeks after appointing a prime minister.
\nKamerhe was a candidate for speaker of parliament in an election that had been scheduled for Saturday but was delayed by Tshisekedi.
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