Protesters in the Congo attacked the historically significant Belgian Embassy amid anger at foreign interference in the country. Footage shows the rioters outside the building in the capital Kinshasa on Tuesday,

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 29. Mass protests continue in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, Trend reports. According to foreign sources, demonstrators have set fire to the French and Belgian embassies, while tires are burning in front of the US embassy.

Rioters stormed embassies and started fires in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, drawing tear gas from police, in an eruption of protests over a Rwandan-backed rebel offensive in the east.

France has slammed a series of attacks on diplomatic missions in Kinshasa, fuelled by tensions over the M23 rebel conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 28. Protesters attacked the embassies of France, Rwanda, Belgium, and the US in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, Trend reports.

Mass protests continue in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with demonstrators targeting the French and Belgian embassies, setting fire to diplomatic buildings, Azernews reports.

Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N. officials reported an unspecified number of bodies on the streets.