DR Congo soldier killed on troubled border with Rwanda

The body of a Democratic Republic of Congo soldier killed during an exchange of fire with Rwandan soldiers is prepared to be repatriated to Goma on June 17, 2022. PHOTO | AFP

A DR Congo soldier was killed in the country's flashpoint eastern region on Friday in an exchange of fire at a border post with neighbouring Rwanda, police said.

The incident, coinciding with mounting tension between the neighbouring countries, happened at a frontier post in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, they said.