3 Americans implicated in DR Congo coup attempt go on trial in military court

Marcel Malanga, center, sits in court in Kinshasa with 52 other defendants June 7, 2024, accused of a role in last month's attempted coup in Congo. American Tyler Thompson Jr., center, sits in court in Kinshasa, Congo, June 7, 2024.

Three Americans accused of being involved in last month's coup attempt in Congo appeared in a military court in the country's capital, Kinshasa, on Friday, along with dozens of other defendants who were lined up on plastic chairs before the judge on the first day of the hearing.