A teenager was killed on Monday in protests against instability in Bukavu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said. The 14-year-old student died after being hit by a bullet. A further seven people were treated in hospital, an AFP correspondent said. Protestor Robert Njangala accused police of firing bullets in the area where the teenager was killed, after attempts to disperse the crowd with tear gas failed. Education minister Ladislas Muganza said protesters who attempted to carry the student's body to the town hall were blocked by a police cordon.

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