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| Gunfire rocks DR Congo TV and airport | Gunfire rocks DR Congo TV and airport |
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| Gunfire has been heard at several locations in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, including the state TV and radio headquarters and the airport. | Gunfire has been heard at several locations in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, including the state TV and radio headquarters and the airport. |
| Youths armed with machetes and guns have taken reporters hostage, a police spokesman has told the AFP news agency. | Youths armed with machetes and guns have taken reporters hostage, a police spokesman has told the AFP news agency. |
| A customs official told Reuters that gunmen began shooting at the international airport shortly after the attack on RTNC's headquarters. | A customs official told Reuters that gunmen began shooting at the international airport shortly after the attack on RTNC's headquarters. |
| There are also reports on social media of gunfire from a military compound. | There are also reports on social media of gunfire from a military compound. |
| "Shooting has started here. They are shooting everywhere. We are all hiding," the airport customs official told the Reuters news agency. | "Shooting has started here. They are shooting everywhere. We are all hiding," the airport customs official told the Reuters news agency. |
| Congolese security forces are at the scene at the RTNC headquarters. | Congolese security forces are at the scene at the RTNC headquarters. |
| "An operation is under way to dislodge them," police spokesman Colonel Mwana Mputu told AFP. | "An operation is under way to dislodge them," police spokesman Colonel Mwana Mputu told AFP. |
| Before the channels went off air, two gunmen appeared on camera to deliver what appeared to be a political message against President Joseph Kabila's government, Reuters reports. | |
| "Gideon Mukungubila has come to free you from the slavery of the Rwandan," said the message, according to Reuters. | |
| In 1997, Rwandan-backed troops ousted DR Congo's long-serving ruler Mobutu Sese Seko and installed Laurent Kabila - the father of incumbent leader Joseph Kabila - as president. | |
| President Joseph Kabila won his second term in office two years ago. |