2001: DR Congo President Kabila shot

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent Kabila, is reported to be fighting for his life after being shot and seriously wounded by one of his own bodyguards. Eyewitnesses said they had heard gunfire for about an hour around the president’s hilltop home in Kinshasa, known as the Marble Palace and usually heavily guarded by soldiers and a tank. A source close to Mr Kabila said: “The president took two bullets, one in the back, another in the leg.” Later, a heavily guarded helicopter was seen landing at one of Kinshasa’s main hospitals. There are rumours that the […]