Updated Tue, September 20th 2016 at 10:02 GMT +3Congolese opposition supporters chant slogans in Kinshasa during a march to press President Joseph Kabila to step down. (Photo: Reuters)Congolese police and anti-government protesters Monday clashed in the capital Kinshasa, killing at least eight people including three policemen. The protest attended by thousands came amid growing local and international pressure on Kabila to step down when his mandate legally ends in December. Earlier, a Reuters witness saw a crowd burning the body of a police officer in the suburb of Limete in an apparent act of retaliation against police gunfire. Several woundedOthers tore down photographs of President Kabila, chanting, “It’s over for you” and “We don’t want you.”Residents reported gunshots in several neighbourhoods.

Source: Standard Digital September 20, 2016 06:56 UTC