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DR Congo alert after 'coup bid'


Captives were presented to the press,
but it is unclear who they are

DR Congo security forces remain on high alert after gunmen attacked military bases in the capital, Kinshasa, on Sunday morning.

A government spokesman told AFP news agency that the attacks were an attempt to destabilise the country.

But he said it was "too early to say" whether it was an attempted coup.

The authorities have arrested at least 15 suspected attackers - said to be members of the former guard of the country's late ruler, Mobutu Sese Seko.

Some 18 others are believed to be still on the run.

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