In early November, the Rwandan government reported a similar incident involving a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Rwanda’s government said today that a Democratic Republic of Congo fighter jet had violated its airspace, amid escalating tensions between Kigali and Kinshasa in the wake of a rebel offensive in eastern DR Congo.
The government spokesman’s statement specifically states that “an Su-25 fighter jet of the Democratic Republic of Congo violated Rwandan airspace along Lake Kivu around 12 noon.” The fighter jet immediately returned to DR Congo, according to the same source.
In early November, the Rwandan government reported a similar incident involving a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Attacks by M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo in recent months have reignited tensions in the country’s relations with neighboring Rwanda, which it accuses of supporting the mostly tribal M23. Tutsi.
Kigali not only denies Kinshasa’s claims, but accuses DR Congo of supporting Hutu rebels in Rwanda.
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