Several people have reportedly been taken hostage at state television headquarters in the capital of the DRC. Before the station's television feed was shut down, two presenters were seen on screen, under threat from a young man standing behind them.
There has been heavy gunfire at the international airport in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, a customs official has told Reuters.
It came minutes after witnesses reported gunmen attacking the headquarters of its state radio and television.
The official told Reuters: "Shooting has started here. They are shooting everywhere. We are all hiding."
The move follows Donald Trump signing the Hong Kong Autonomy Act into law on Tuesday.
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It is not the first time that people’s social media pages have been taken over.