A Salt Lake City car dealer was killed after leading a violent coup attempt to overthrow the Congolese government.
Christian Malanga, 41, who moved to the United States at age 15 and gained citizenship, was killed by government forces in the capital of Kinshasa after resisting arrest at the presidential palace, Congolese army spokesman Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge told the. Six others were killed during the coup attempt, including four attackers and two guards.
Ekenge said that the coup attempt was “nipped in the bud by Congolese defense and security forces, the situation is under control.” Activity on Marcel Malanga’s Instagram also showed him calling himself “WARCEL” and “WARBABY,” sharing videos at the firing range, pictures and videos of his high school friends, and sharing his conversion to Mormonism. He was also a vocal
In 2017, he declared the New Zaire movement, referring to the former name for the Congo under President Mobutu Sese Seko. His profile declined in the ensuing years before dramatically reappearing in Kinshasa on Monday. Fighting quickly turned around after the military caught wind of the assault. Armored vehicles were deployed, and other military hardware was used. Ekenge apologized after several rockets flew across the border into the capital of the neighboring Republic of Congo, injuring several people.
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