13 killed in riot at Congo football match

Thirteen people, mainly teenagers, were killed when riots broke out on Monday at a football match in the eastern Congo town of Butembo, the local UN-backed Radio Okapi reported.

Thirteen people, mainly teenagers, were killed when riots broke out on Monday at a football match in the eastern Congo town of Butembo, the local UN-backed Radio Okapi reported.

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It said 35 more youngsters were injured in the rioting, which broke out when the goalkeepers of one of the sides had tried to influence the match through witchcraft.