Congo court sentences three Americans, 34 others to death over coup attempt

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A DRC military court sentenced 37 people to death for their role in a failed coup.
News24
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Instead, he was entangled in the deluded efforts of a self-styled warlord to overthrow the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of Africa's largest nations, in a series of events that unfolded over five months and ended with his death sentence, delivered by a Congolese military court on Friday.
NBC News
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Armed men briefly occupied an office of the presidency in the capital, Kinshasa, on May 19 before their leader, U.S.-based Congolese politician Christian Malanga, was killed by security forces.
Voice Of America
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The defendants, who also include a Belgian, a Canadian national and several Congolese, can appeal against the verdict on charges that included terrorism, murder and criminal association.
Guardian

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