The U.S. ambassador to the DRC said she was “shocked” and “very concerned” by the possible involvement of Americans in the plot.
The arrests were made after a deadly shootout near a government official’s home in the capital Kinshasa, which killed three people. Congo lese army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge said the coup, which was enacted by both Congo lese and foreigners, had been quickly thwarted by national security forces.that she had been informed of the alleged involvement of American citizens and said the embassy was cooperating with the Congo lese government.
Footage of two men under arrest quickly made the rounds on social media. One of the men in the video was identified as the American son of the coup’s Congolese ringleader, Christian Malanga. Also in circulation wereof a U.S. passport apparently belonging to Benjamin Zalman-Polun, a 36-year-old born in Maryland. Zalman-Polun is reportedly a cannabis entrepreneur who has beento the suspected leader Malanga. Malanga is the founder of a political organization for Congolese people in the U.S.
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