# At least eleven people have been killed and around 60 wounded in a blast that ripped through a rally held by the M23 rebels in Bukavu eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was the first rally that the Rwanda-backed rebels were holding in the city since capturing it from government forces earlier this month. The rebels have accused the Congolese authorities of orchestrating the attack, saying this cowardly and barbaric act will not be without consequences. DRC president, Felix Tshisekedi, called the attack a heinous terrorist act.
An explosion kills 11 people at an M23 rally in the DRC