Agence France-Presse reported on February 17, citing local sources, that Goma Airport in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was hit by a bomb attack in the early hours of the same day. At present, the official has not announced the loss of personnel** and property.
For its part, the Congolese Armed Forces (DRC) said on February 17 that Rwanda launched a "drone attack" against the country in the early hours of the same day.
Guillaume Njikai Kecó, spokesman for the North Kivu province of the FARDC, said: "I want to tell everyone. The aircraft of the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were not hit, but the civilian aircraft were not only hit.
And it was damaged. ”
According to the report, in the early morning of February 17, residents near Goma Airport heard two loud ** noises coming from the airport. However, sources at the airport said that flights were operating normally that day.
In recent years, the security situation in eastern DRC has been grim. Since the end of 2021, armed clashes between the armed group "Movement 23" and the Congolese Army (DRC**) in North Kivu province have continued. The two sides have recently exchanged fire, resulting in a large number of civilians**. The DRC said the Rwandan army was using sophisticated surface-to-air missiles, such as surface-to-air missiles, to support the armed group.
Edit: in vain).