Militia attacks east Congo as President Kabila's term expires

By Aaron Ross and Tim Cocks KINSHASA (Reuters) - Militiamen in eastern Congo attacked a prison on Monday, engaging in a gun battle with security forces amid heightened tensions as President Joseph Kabila's last term in office ends. No election has been held to choose a successor to Kabila, whose mandate expires on Monday, and popular anger is growing over what opponents say is an attempt to cling to power in defiance of the constitution. "Since this morning, there have been incursions by the Mai