At least 11 people have been killed and 60 others wounded after explosions and gunfire tore through a rebel-led rally in Bukavu, eastern Democratic

At least 11 people have died and 65 others injured after explosions hit a rally being held by M23 rebel group leaders in the captured city of Bukavu, eastern DR Congo.

At least 11 people were killed and 65 wounded when explosions rocked the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo during a rally for the M23 rebel group and their supporters.

(Reuters) -Crowds fled as gunfire rang out at a rally held by the leader of the M23 rebel group, Corneille Nangaa, in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Bukavu on Thursday, residents said.

Dozens of people were reportedly injured Thursday after an explosion at a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in eastern Congo. Video and photos shared on social media on Thursday show a crowd fleeing the meeting in Bukavu in panic and bloodied bodies on the ground.

An explosion at an M23 rebel group meeting in Bukavu, eastern Congo, has left dozens injured. Scenes of chaos emerged as a crowd fled in panic, while bloodied bodies were visible on the ground. M23 leader Corneille Nangaa was present during the explosion,

Explosions killed 11 people and wounded 65 at a rally held by M23 rebels in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Thursday, the leader of the rebel alliance said, blaming President Felix Tshisekedi for the violence.

DR CONGO: AT least 11 people have been killed and 65 wounded when explosions rocked the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a rally for the M23 rebel group and their supporters, the leader of the rebel alliance says.

The rebels have been advancing through eastern DR Congo since January, seizing Bukavu and Goma, the biggest city in the region. The fighting has forced about 500,000 people from their homes, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis, according to the UN.