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At least 50 killed in violence in eastern DR Congo: governor
KINSHASA, June 13, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – At least 50 people have been killed in
recent violence in Ituri, a volatile province of eastern Democratic Republic
of Congo (DRC), governor Jean Bamanisa Saidi told AFP on Thursday.
“As of the day before yesterday, we had a figure of some 50 (dead), but
it’s true, we are aware that there are other cases,” he said, while other
sources said 70 people had died.
BSS/AFP/RY/1930 hrs