Armed men take control of Congolese National Television (TRNC)

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Unidentified gunmen on Monday morning took control of the Congolese national TV (TRNC), according to the police of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

"Unidentified gunmen seized control of local TRNC. They are still in the studio with hostages," the communications officer of the Congolese National Police (PNC), Col. Mwana Mputu, told Xinhua.

"We have to deploy our reinforcements and by 30 minutes we resume the situation," he said, adding that "all exit doors are blocked by our members."

Amid firing of heavy weapons and arms heard in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, traffic is completely paralyzed in the neighborhoods surrounding the TRNC, which has been cut for more than 30 minutes now.