Civilians attack U.N. peacekeeping convoy in eastern Congo

Civilians gather atop a burnt wreckage of a United Nations peacekeeping truck, part of the convoy that was attacked when it stopped at an army checkpoint near an internally displaced persons site in Kanyarutshinya, near the city of Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Civilians attacked a United Nations peacekeeping convoy in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday evening, injuring two people, the U.N. mission said on Wednesday.

The convoy was attacked when it stopped at an army checkpoint near an internally displaced persons site in Kanyarutshinya, 8 kilometres (5 miles) from the city of Goma.