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Ten dead in attack in eastern DR Congo’s Beni region
BENI, DR Congo, Feb 18, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Ten people were killed late
Monday in an attack in the eastern DR Congo region of Beni, where a notorious
militia has killed hundreds since October, a local official and a military
officer said.
“Eight civilians, an intelligence agent and a soldier” were killed in the
attack on the village of Manzahalo, local leader John Kambale told AFP on
Tuesday. The toll was confirmed by a military officer, who blamed the Allied
Democratic Forces (ADF) militia.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1748 hrs