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Sixteen dead in rebel attack on DR Congo village: witnesses
BENI , RD Congo, Sept 23, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Sixteen people, including 12
civilians, were killed in a rebel attack on the village of Beni in the
Democratic Republic of Congo’s restive east, witnesses told AFP on Sunday.
A doctor at the local hospital reported seeing 16 dead bodies, “including
12 civilians and four soldiers or rebels.” Eight people were injured, of whom
five were civilians, in the attack late Saturday.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1610 hrs