3 Americans convicted in Congo of an attempt to overthrow the government now face US charges
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In this unknown location and date image released by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Christian Malanga, left, and Marcel Malanga can be seen wearing military-style uniforms which was posted to social media on Jan. 6, 2024. (U.S. Dept. of Justice via AP)FILE - Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, left, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson, all American citizens, attend a court verdict in Congo, Kinshasa, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt in May 2024. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi, file)FILE - American Marcel Malanga arrives for a court verdict in Congo, Kinshasa, Friday Sept .13, 2024, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt in May 2024. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi, File)FILE - From left Tyler Thompson Jr., Marcel Malanga and Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, right, all American citizens, face the court in Kinshasa with 52 other defendants on June 7, 2024, accused of a role in last month's attempted coup in Congo led by little-known opposition figure Christian Malanga in which six people were killed. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi, File)FILE - Rebecca Higbee the mother of Tyler Thompson, points to her son and his friend Marcel during his 21st birthday with his family on May 30, 2024, in West Jordan, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)FILE - Tyler Thompson Jr, addresses the court in Kinshasa with 52 other defendants Friday June 7, 2024, accused of a role in last month's attempted coup in Congo, led by little-known opposition figure Christian Malanga, in which six people were killed. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi, file)FILE - Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun sits in court in Kinshasa with 52 other defendants Friday June 7, 2024, accused of a role in last month's attempted coup in Congo led by little-known opposition figure Christian Malanga in which six people were killed. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi, File)
In this unknown location and date image released by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Christian Malanga, left, and Marcel Malanga can be seen wearing military-style uniforms which was posted to social media on Jan. 6, 2024. (U.S. Dept. of Justice via AP)
