🇨🇩 DR Congo suspected-rebel attack in east kills at least 20
A suspected rebel attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed at least 20 people. The attack was in the Beni area of North Kivu province.
Local officials said fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) raided a village overnight. They killed people in a bar, before looting several homes and shops and setting them on fire.
The ADF rebels - who are allied to the Islamic State group - have killed hundreds of people in assaults and bombings in eastern DRC in recent years.
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A suspected rebel attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed at least 20 people. The attack was in the Beni area of North Kivu province.
Local officials said fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) raided a village overnight. They killed people in a bar, before looting several homes and shops and setting them on fire.
The ADF rebels - who are allied to the Islamic State group - have killed hundreds of people in assaults and bombings in eastern DRC in recent years.
#DRC
@africaintel