South African soldier kills a colleague and himself in eastern Congo

A South African soldier deployed in Congo has shot dead a colleague and then turned the gun on himself, authorities said Saturday. The South African National Defense Force, which oversees the country's armed forces, said the soldier used his official service weapon. It said it had convened a board of inquiry to work with the peacekeeping force in Congo to investigate the incident, adding that the remains of the two soldiers would be repatriated to South Africa in due course.