African Union says M23 Congo airport attack may be 'terrorism'

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 06 (AFP): The African Union said Friday that a drone attack this week by the M23 armed group on a civilian airport in DR Congo may constitute an "act of terrorism".
The Rwanda-backed M23 claimed responsibility for the attack last weekend on the airport in Kisangani in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is also used by government forces.
The African Union said the "attack, directed against an airport infrastructure located in a major urban centre and gravely endangering civilian populations, constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law", in a statement on X.
"This attack may amount to an act of terrorism," it added.