# Congo police fire tear gas to break up protests against constitutional changes

https://mins.news/en/video/60547

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-16 08:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDkWk3q9pss

> Clashes erupted Tuesday in Kinshasa after the C64 platform, a coalition of political parties, organized a march to the National Assembly to oppose a proposed constitutional amendment. Police used tear gas to disperse the protesters.

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