Arrests Republic Of Congo

Soldiers entered the home of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, smashed down his bedroom door and hustled him away hours after he gave a political speech. A police commander said Tshisekedi had not been arrested but had been taken to see President Laurent Kabila. Tshisekedi's speech had been conciliatory, but Kabila banned all political activity after ousting dictator Mobutu Sese Seko last month.

Soldiers entered the home of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, smashed down his bedroom door and hustled him away hours after he gave a political speech. A police commander said Tshisekedi had not been arrested but had been taken to see President Laurent Kabila. Tshisekedi's speech had been conciliatory, but Kabila banned all political activity after ousting dictator Mobutu Sese Seko last month.

Congo's main opposition leader, Etienne Tshisekedi, was released from military custody early today after a 10-hour detention in which he said police ordered him to abandon politics. "These methods hark back to the era of [former dictator Mobutu Sese Seko's] police," Tshisekedi told about 300 supporters who had gathered outside his home in Kinshasa, the capital. Tshisekedi was seized by soldiers Thursday, hours after giving a political speech.

Congo's main opposition leader, Etienne Tshisekedi, was released from military custody early today after a 10-hour detention in which he said police ordered him to abandon politics. "These methods hark back to the era of [former dictator Mobutu Sese Seko's] police," Tshisekedi told about 300 supporters who had gathered outside his home in Kinshasa, the capital. Tshisekedi was seized by soldiers Thursday, hours after giving a political speech.