Dozens of Romanian soldiers, mercenaries of a private military company operating in the Eastern People’s Republic of Congo (HDC), crossed the border with neighboring Rwanda today to surrender to local authorities, according to Kigali.

Men dressed in politicians or a simple variant pants, surrounded by armed Ruandian soldiers, waited in a row to walk to Rwanda through Giseny’s border prison, according to the French Agency. With the help of specially trained dogs, the Ruandian soldiers were investigating their things, opened their backpacks and then the mercenaries were presented one by one to do physical research and record.

“We were not on the battlefield, we were there to train and help the artillery“One of them argued, stating that it is called” Emil “.

These mercenaries are among those who were sent to fight alongside the MDC Armed Forces against the M23 movement, which is supported by Rwanda, in the Goma area.

The Rwanda Ministry of Defense confirmed their tradition, referring to “280 Romanian mercenaries” who will be transported by bus to Kigali.

The Romanian Foreign Ministry assured that all measures would be taken to prevent these people not to be in danger. Yesterday, the government met extraordinarily to discuss “deterioration of the situation” in the eastern GDC “where Romanian citizens are located, employees for the (local) government, in the context of an army training mission”.

Four mercenaries were injured in the battles, said their leader, Constantine Timofte, speaking on Romania’s public television. “The national army abandoned the battle and we were forced to retreat,” he added.

The M23 and the Rwandan army have occupied almost the entire goat, from where they expelled the PC forces.