Suspected Islamists kill 22 with knives, machetes in eastern Congo


  • World
  • Thursday, 27 May 2021

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 22 civilians with knives and machetes in an overnight raid on villages near the town of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Wednesday.

The attack comes more than three weeks after the government declared martial law in North Kivu and Ituri, two provinces bordering Uganda, in an attempt to stem worsening bloodshed.

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