Johannesburg - Five United Nations (UN) Indian peacekeepers remain in a critical condition following an explosion in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on Tuesday which killed two and wounded dozens of other people.
The injured include 32 Indian peacekeepers from the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO).
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the DRC is expected to travel to Goma shortly to assess the situation on the ground, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said following the attack all of the wounded were receiving medical treatment in Goma.
He made his remarks during the daily briefing at UN Headquarters in New York.
Early reports said the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED).
A MONUSCO Quick Reaction Force and an investigation team with explosives experts were deployed to the scene.
"Our thoughts are with the family of the victims and our colleagues who were injured," said Dujarric.
The DRC is extremely rich in natural resources, but political instability, a lack of infrastructure, deep rooted corruption, and centuries of both commercial and colonial extraction and exploitation have limited holistic development.
In 2015 major protests broke out across the country and protesters demanded that Joseph Kabila step down as President.
African News Agency