Protest: Congo Mob Sacks Belgium Embassy
Protest: Congo Mob Sacks Belgium Embassy
Protest: Congo Mob Sacks Belgium Embassy Kinshasa, Congo (Zaire, Democratic Republic of Congo) "The Belgian Embassy is sacked by an angry Congolese mob. It's a reprisal for the earlier capture of a Congo town by white mercenaries, led by a Belgian Colonel. A strong protest note and a Cabinet meeting further weaken Belgian-Congo relations." WS large crowd of Congolese demonstrating outside the Belgian Embassy in Kinshasa. MS mob overturning car. MS Men on second floor balconcy of the embassy. They smash windows and throw furniture and files into the street. MS car on fire. LS rioters. MS President Joseph Mobutu (Mobutu Sese Seko) speaking with demonstrators. WS demonstrators. LS sacked Belgian Embassy building. MS Congolese soldiers walking through aftermath of riot damage. MS burnt out, destroyed car.