Congo names third American in a foiled coup plot as mourners gather in Utah to remember plot leader
Congo’s army spokesman on Tuesday released the name of the third American involved a foiled coup plot in Kinshasa, while family members in Utah gathered to mourn Christian Malanga, the eccentric leader of the brazen and ill-fated attack targeting the presidential palace over the weekend.
Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge told The Associated Press the third American was Taylor Thomson. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Thomson was among those arrested or killed on Sunday morning following the attack on the palace and another on the residence of a close ally of President Felix Tshisekedi.
Malanga, described as a naturalized American by Ekenge, was killed in a shootout at the palace after resisting arrest. The State Department said it could not confirm Malanga was a U.S. citizen. The other two Americans involved were a convicted marijuana trafficker and Malanga’s 21-year-old son, Marcel.
Related articles
A Canadian serial killer who brought victims to a pig farm is hospitalized after a prison assault
MONTREAL (AP) — Convicted Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought female victims to his p2024-05-22Xi Calls for Solid Efforts to Further Development of Central Region
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-22Industrial economy to get fresh boost
Employees work on the production line of an electronics company in Zixing, Hunan province. LI KE/FOR2024-05-22North China's Hebei launches new multimodal transport route to Central Asia
This photo shows the first train of a new international multimodal transport route departing from La2024-05-22Austrian leader lauds UK's efforts on migration and cites its plan for deportations to Rwanda
VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s leader praised Britain Tuesday as a “pioneer” in outsourcing asylum proceedi2024-05-22Xi, Honduran President Exchange Congratulations on 1st Anniversary of Ties
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-22
atest comment