Local officials of the Congo said on Saturday (September 2) that a guards carrying gold were attacked in the Eastern Region of the Congo, causing four people to die, including two Chinese citizens.
According to Agence France -Presse, the incident occurred on Friday (September 1), and the attack target was a guard team of the mining company "TSM Mining".The team was transporting gold near a place near the Jinsi River in Fitz, Nankengwu Province at that time.The report did not mention the background of TSM MINING.
Fitz's local senior official Sammy Badibanga Kalondji said the attacker "stole some gold and brought it into the jungle."
In addition to the two Chinese citizens, the other two victims were a Congo soldier and a driver.
Karonji said that there were still three injuries in this attack. They were a Chinese miner, and a Congo soldier and a miner.
Agence France -Presse reported that China is the main investor of the Congo, and China dominates the profitable mineral mining industry in this African country.
Armor groups and militia attacks have occurred many times, and violent conflicts have also occurred between locals and Chinese mining companies.
