Peacekeeper from India killed in Congo shootout

An Indian peacekeeper was killed today by a stray bullet during a shootout between Congolese troops and unidentified gunmen in the country&#...

An Indian peacekeeper was killed today by a stray bullet during a shootout between Congolese troops and unidentified gunmen in the country’s volatile east, UN officials said.

Three Indian soldiers also were wounded in the incident in Sake, a village 30 km from the main city of Goma on the border with Rwanda, said Col. Thierry Provendier, a peacekeeping spokesman.

Congolese soldiers were chasing a vehicle containing armed gunmen, and both sides began firing at each other, said spokesman Kamal Saiki for the UN Mission in Congo.

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The peacekeepers were in the area by coincidence, traveling behind the Army vehicle at the time the shootout began, Saiki said.

The slain Indian soldier ‘‘was hit by a stray bullet that came from the civilian vehicle,’’ Saiki said. —PTI

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