26-02-2017 15:31

Machete massacre in Eastern Congo DRC 25 dead

Twenty-five civilians were killed, most beheaded, in an ethnic attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.The Mai-Mai Mazembe militia perpetrated the violence against Hutus in and around the village of Kyaghala, a majority-Hutu area, Francis Bakundakabo, the local representative of the governor of North Kivu province, told AFP.The Mai-Mai Mazembe militia, which killed 30 civilians in November, is made up of members of the Congo's Nande, Hunde and Kobo communities. It is only one of many such
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