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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has admitted that its fighter jet flew over the Rwandan airspace on Monday \u2013 an act Kigali had earlier described as \u201cunacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the government of Rwanda, the incident, which happened at around 11 a.m. on Monday, November 7, involved a Sukhoi-25 jet.<\/p>\n

A statement by the Rwanda government spokesperson said the jet \u201cbriefly touched down\u201d at Rubavu Airport and \u201cno military action was taken in response\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a statement released on Monday evening, the Congolese government said the fighter jet flew over Rwanda \u201caccidentally\u201d and \u201cas part of reconnaissance flights\u201d by its army.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Government of the Republic has learned that as part of the reconnaissance flights carried out by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), an unarmed Congolese aircraft of Sukhoi-25 type accidentally flew over the Republic of Rwanda’s airspace, on the border of the two countries,\u201d read a statement shared by the communication ministry.<\/p>\n

It added that \u201cin the same way that it values its territorial integrity, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has never had an intention to violate that of its neighbours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tensions between the two countries have risen after the Congolese government expelled Rwandan ambassador, Vincent Karega, accusing Kigali of supporting the M23 rebel group fighting the FARDC in the east of the country.<\/p>\n

Rwanda denies the allegations, instead dismissing the collaboration between the FARDC and the FDLR, a Congo-based militia whose members are accused of genocide crimes in Rwanda.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has admitted that its fighter jet flew over the Rwandan airspace on Monday \u2013 an act Kigali had earlier described as \u201cunacceptable.\u201d According to the government of Rwanda, the incident, which happened at around 11 a.m. on Monday, November 7, involved a Sukhoi-25 jet. 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