DR Congo: Ensure Credible Probe of Bodies Found in River
4 Bodies Found Following Political Demonstrations on July 9
![From left to right: members from the UDPS political party Héritier Mpiana, Mardoché Matanda, and Dodo Ntumba. Their bodies were recovered from the Lubumbashi river in the Democratic Republic of Congo a few days after a political protest that took place on July 9, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/202008africa_drc_udpslubumbashi.jpg?h=5824755b&itok=Cf5oti1D)
4 Bodies Found Following Political Demonstrations on July 9
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