Thursday, 22 September 2016

Seven killed in eastern Congo by Ugandan rebels

Flares are launched by DRCongo Police forces / AFP PHOTO / Mustafa MULOPWE

Seven people were killed overnight in an attack in eastern DR Congo blamed on Ugandan rebel group the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the army said Thursday.

“The ADF killed seven people and burned down houses” in Kasinga in the Beni region, army spokesman Mak Hazukay told AFP, adding that fighting between soldiers and the rebels was ongoing.

Local official Gilbert Kambale said 15 houses had been set on fire and five people were reported missing.

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