In the DR Congo’s Kinshasa protests, tires were set on fire and embassies were attacked.

 In the DR Congo’s Kinshasa protests tires were set on fire and embassies were attacked.

As protests against the M23 rebel attack erupted rioters stormed embassies in Kinshasa,

the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Chaotic protests in Kinshasa the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

were characterised by burning tires and vandalised embassies as they condemned the international community’s “inaction”

about the crisis in Goma, the country’s eastern metropolis.

Targeting the embassies of Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, France, Belgium and the United States.

hundreds of irate protesters on foot or motorbike rallied in the posh Gombe neighbourhood in the north of Kinshasa

on Tuesday in response to a youth collective’s call to “Paralyse the City.”

The rebel organisation M23 which captured the regional capital of Goma on Sunday following a rapid onslaught in North Kivu province with the help of Rwandan troops,

was accused of receiving active support from Rwanda and Uganda.

After fierce street fights, they had taken over its airport on Tuesday.

The protesters charged that the other nations had failed to respond diplomatically.

We’re going to demolish everything here because enough is enough.

In front of the structure housing the Rwandan embassy in Kinshasa one protester yelled

Today we’re going to finish with Rwanda amid cheers.

Nearby, thick smoke billowed from burning tires. Additionally,

 the French embassy’s outer wall was burned.

Betrayal over a long period of time

 was written in graffiti on it.

Let’s put an end to it now. Along with looting the Ugandan mission and stealing furniture from cabs and motorcycles

 protesters also targeted the US and Belgian embassies.