Sources: IOL and Democratic Republic Of The Congo public holidays. Earlier today, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared three days of national mourning (Saturday to Monday, August 4-6, 2007) for victims of one of the country's worst rail disasters, in which at least 100 people were killed and 120 injured when a goods train derailed as it rounded a bend on Wednesday night. A government spokesperson said flags would fly at half mast and radio and television stations would broadcast religious music.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Democratic Republic Of The Congo Declares 3 Days Of National Mourning
Sources: IOL and Democratic Republic Of The Congo public holidays. Earlier today, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared three days of national mourning (Saturday to Monday, August 4-6, 2007) for victims of one of the country's worst rail disasters, in which at least 100 people were killed and 120 injured when a goods train derailed as it rounded a bend on Wednesday night. A government spokesperson said flags would fly at half mast and radio and television stations would broadcast religious music.
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