2 more SANDF members die under questionable circumstances in the DRC

Source: EWN Traffic
Author: Maki Molapo

JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that two more South African soldiers have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

It's understood that one solider was shot and killed by a fellow SANDF member on Thursday, who then turned his service weapon on himself.

The circumstances that led to the attack are yet to be established.

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Both soldiers were deployed to the DRC as part of a group sent to boost a peace mission as the country fights rebel groups.

The SANDF has set up a board of inquiry to work with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC to probe the attack.