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| Three high-ranking officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been attacked in London, allegedly linked to this month's election run-off. | Three high-ranking officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been attacked in London, allegedly linked to this month's election run-off. |
| The three men, including President Joseph Kabila's chief of staff Leonard She Okitundu, went to hospital. | The three men, including President Joseph Kabila's chief of staff Leonard She Okitundu, went to hospital. |
| The incident took place on Wednesday night near a TV studio where the men were due to take part in a programme on DR Congo's presidential elections. | The incident took place on Wednesday night near a TV studio where the men were due to take part in a programme on DR Congo's presidential elections. |
| Mr Kabila faces Jean-Pierre Bemba in the second round on 29 October. | Mr Kabila faces Jean-Pierre Bemba in the second round on 29 October. |
| The reported attack took place close to the studios of Original Black Entertainment (OBE) TV in north London. | The reported attack took place close to the studios of Original Black Entertainment (OBE) TV in north London. |
| Live phone-in | Live phone-in |
| Mr Okitundu went to hospital with former UK ambassador Henri Nswana and the ruling party's UK chairman, Placide Mbatika but they have since been released. | |
| "It is linked with this big racist campaign going on at the moment to discredit us and particularly the president of the republic," Mr Okitundu told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. | "It is linked with this big racist campaign going on at the moment to discredit us and particularly the president of the republic," Mr Okitundu told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. |
| Mr Bemba's supporters accuse President Kabila of not being Congolese and selling DR Congo's mineral wealth too cheaply to foreign companies. | Mr Bemba's supporters accuse President Kabila of not being Congolese and selling DR Congo's mineral wealth too cheaply to foreign companies. |
| The three men were about to appear in a live phone-in programme for the satellite channel - which broadcasts to an Afro-Caribbean audience in the UK and abroad - when they were attacked. | The three men were about to appear in a live phone-in programme for the satellite channel - which broadcasts to an Afro-Caribbean audience in the UK and abroad - when they were attacked. |
| A group of around 20 people reportedly set upon the three participants as they approached the studios. | A group of around 20 people reportedly set upon the three participants as they approached the studios. |
| OBE TV had announced two days previously that it planned to broadcast the show on Wednesday evening. | OBE TV had announced two days previously that it planned to broadcast the show on Wednesday evening. |
| Police say they are investigating the incident. | Police say they are investigating the incident. |
| More than 20 people were killed in clashes in the DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, between security forces loyal to Mr Bemba and Mr Kabila following the announcement of the first round results. | More than 20 people were killed in clashes in the DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, between security forces loyal to Mr Bemba and Mr Kabila following the announcement of the first round results. |