American Tyler Thompson Jr, center top left, sits in court in Kinshasa with 52 other defendants, Friday, June 7, 2024. Three Americans accused of a role in last month's attempted coup in Congo appeared in court in Kinshasa on Friday, among a total of 53 defendants who were lined up on plastic chairs before the judge on the first day of the hearing. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)