The international airport normally on Saturday, several sources on site told AFP.
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The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) accused Rwanda on Saturday February 17 of having attacked with “drones” Goma airport, in the east of the country. This region has been gripped since the end of 2021 by a conflict between the M23 (“March 23 Movement”), supported by units of the Rwandan army.
During the night from Friday to Saturday, at 2 a.m. (1 a.m. in Paris), “the attack drones of the Rwandan army, which obviously left Rwandan territory, violated the territorial limits” of the DRC, declared an army spokesperson, Guillaume Ndjike. “In view of the trajectories followed by the shots from these drones”they “targeted aircraft” armed forces which, however, “were not affected” he added.
“Damaged civil aircraft”
These are “rather the civil planes which were damaged”, added Guillaume Ndjike. The latter did not specify the number of devices involved, nor the nature of the projectiles fired.
Residents of the town, including an AFP correspondent, heard two loud explosions during the night from Friday to Saturday. Goma international airport was operating normally on Saturday, several sources on site told AFP.
