Church killing in the DRC reaches more than 30

Church killing in the DRC reaches more than 30
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Kinshasa – Armed men burst into a church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, killing more than 30 people including women and children, local sources said on Saturday.

The sources said the victims were ethnic Bafuliru and were spending the night in the church in the South Kivu province after a meeting.

In all, “eight men, 14 women, 10 children and a soldier” were killed, a local councillor said, adding that 28 people were wounded.

South Kivu’s Interior Minister Jean-Julien Miruho told AFP that the attack was likely a revenge killing over cattle raids in the region.

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