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A man said to be a British citizen, along with three Americans, tried to launch a coup in Congo and may face the death penalty. They were arrested after the coup attempt in central Africa and a military official said they will be dealt with like enemies of the state and may even be handed a death sentence. They are being interrogated after their foiled attempt to overthrow the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, The Times reported. Marcel Malanga - son of the leader Christian Malanga, who was killed (both inset) - Tyler Thompson (right), Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun and Ezangi Youssouf (left) will be dealt with by a military tribunal, not a regular court. The father and son and their group of around 20 men are said to have tried to force their way into the government complex. The group flew the flag of the DRC's former strongman dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.

Christian Malanga, 41, was shot dead in Congo after allegedly leading a botched coup against the autocratic government of Felix Tshisekedi on Sunday. His son Marcel Malanga, 21, traveled to the central African country from their home in Utah to lead the coup and has since been taken by the regime's forces. Marcels mother, American Britney Sawyer, weighed in on social media, explaining how the boy found himself in Congo.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo military has thwarted an 'attempted coup' to led by US national Christian Malanga and his 40-strong militia to overthrow the government. The attempted coup took place in the early hours of Sunday in the Gombe area in the north of the capital, near the Palais de la Nation that houses the president's offices. The Congolese government said around dozens of attackers had been arrested, and four - including Malanga - killed. Among those arrested was Marcel Malanga, 21, who accompanied his former refugee father Christian to the central African country from their home in Utah. Two American co-conspirators, including Benjamin Zalman-Polun, a 36-year-old former cannabis dealer from Maryland , were also seized by authorities.

The man who led a bungled coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been identified as a Salt Lake City resident who first came to the US in 1998 as a political refugee, settling in Utah, raising a family and operating several businesses. Christian Malanga, 41, was 'neutralized' during the violent uprising in which he also involved his son, Marcel, 21, who remains captive in the central African nation. His right-hand man is reportedly Maryland-resident and cannabis entrepreneur Benjamin Zalman-Polun. Malanga moved to the US alongside his parents and his five siblings, according to his father, Joseph's, obituary. According to his tribute, the family lived in the village of Mangai, which is in the Bandudu Province of the DRC.

Chilling footage caught the moment two of the plotters were seized trying to flee the country across the Congo River before groveling for mercy to Congolese soldiers as they lay bleeding in the street. Marcel Malanga, 21, accompanied his former refugee father Christian to the central African country from their home in Utah to lead the coup against the autocratic government of President Felix Tshisekedi. But the father was shot dead and the son was arrested alongside two American co-conspirators during the bungled putsch as the US government scrambled to distance itself from involvement. 'I am shocked by the events this morning and very worried by the reports of American citizens allegedly being involved,' Lucy Tamlyn, the US ambassador to the DRC, posted on X, formerly Twitter.

The Congolese government said three US citizens had been arrested after a shootout in the capital Kinshasa overnight on Sunday. Reports in local media suggested the arrested men were CIA operatives although the US ambassador in Kinshasa was keen to distance the US from any involvement. 'I am shocked by the events this morning and very worried by the reports of American citizens allegedly being involved,' Lucy Tamlyn, the US ambassador to the DRC, posted on X, formerly Twitter. 'Rest assured that we are cooperating with authorities in DRC to the fullest extent possible, as they investigate these criminal acts and hold accountable any American citizen involved.'