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,

M23’s latest offensive marks the most significant escalation in over a decade of eastern Congo’s long-running conflict, which is deeply rooted in the aftermath of Rwanda's 1994 genocide and the battle for control over Congo's vast mineral wealth.

Explosions at a rally held by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu killed 11 people and wounded 65 others, Corneille Nangaa, head of the rebel alliance that includes M23,

Rebel leader Corneille Nangaa addressed the crowd before the attack Gunfire and explosions have ripped through a rally held by rebel leaders in a city they recently captured in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.