France, March 12 -- Karine Buisset, 54, died on Wednesday after a missile hit her home in the Himbi district, a neighbourhood home to expatriates, aid workers and humanitarian organisation headquarters. Large properties in the area have been requisitioned by leaders of the M23 armed rebel group.

Security sources told French news agency AFP they believe the strike was targeting leaders or associates of the M23, and that the occupied house was hit by mistake.

M23, who took control of the city in January 2025, blamed the strike on Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government forces - who deny carrying out the assault.

The Congolese government said it would launch an investigation into the circumstances and the origin of the explosions. ...