5.2 Cement Morning Post: Employees of Cement Enterprises in Congo (DRC) Were Kidnapped

1. Armed attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo! Employees of cement enterprises owned by Western Cement were kidnapped! Five soldiers were killed and a Chinese citizen was kidnapped in an armed attack on a road north of the town of Kalemie in

the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It was the second such incident against a vehicle of Western Cement's GLC unit in less than a year. About five months ago, the company's vehicle was attacked on the same road, resulting in the death of a soldier and the kidnapping of a Chinese citizen, who was released days after paying a ransom. GLC is located in the Lake Tanganyika region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its market covers four countries. The mayor of Kalemie said the final death toll had not yet been determined.