Security forces killed at least seven people in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday during protests over President Joseph Kabila's refusal to step down from office, United Nations peacekeepers said.
A police spokesman said three people had been killed in altercations with security forces in the capital, Kinshasa, and that two of the deaths were being investigated.
Catholic activists had called for protests after Sunday worship, one year after Kabila committed to holding an election to choose his successor by the end of 2017 — an election that has now been delayed until December 2018.
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