Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Congo rebels loot Central Bank of Magic Beans

Just like western central banks it is seems the Congo central bank long ago swapped its gold reserves for magic beans.

From The Guardian

Original source

Congo rebels appeared to be looting the central bank in Goma after refusing to withdraw from the city they captured last week.

M23 fighters surrounded the bank early this afternoon and were seen loading white bags into cars. The armed rebels looked nervous and ordered the Guardian to leave the area.

"They're looting the bank," a UN source said. Later another UN source denied that there had been money in the bags, insisting they were full of beans.

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