Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo disperse opposition protests by firing tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators. Multiple outlets report that the rallies take place as authorities move to break up crowds participating in demonstrations against proposed constitutional changes.
The protests are directed at amendments that opponents say could allow President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a third term. Outlets describe the demonstrators as numbering in the hundreds and characterize the response as a police action aimed at restoring order during the unrest. While the core events are consistent across reports, the coverage varies mainly in emphasis and phrasing, with some headlines focusing broadly on the tear gas dispersal and others explicitly tying the protests to the constitutional-change issue and the third-term claim.
Across the reporting, the central points remain that police use tear gas during the demonstrations and that the protests are linked to opposition concerns about potential changes affecting presidential term limits.
