“The carnage erupted after police trained their guns on the crowd. Four people were killed in the Republic of Congo on Tuesday as protesters challenged a referendum scheduled for Sunday designed to allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to extend his rule by removing presidential age and term limits, thus allowing the 71-year-old to seek a currently unconstitutional third stint in office.”

Source: Four Dead in the Republic of Congo as Police Fire on Rally Against President Nguesso | TIME