DRC officials fall over as bridge collapses during ribbon-cutting ceremony

A footbridge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo collapsed beneath the feet of dignitaries who had gathered for its ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The bridge buckled on Monday (5 September) just as the ribbon was cut in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, sending officials tumbling down as onlookers shouted in apparent glee.

A man in military fatigues and dark glasses can be seen climbing free from the wreck, with an unopened bottle of champagne in hand.

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