Second blast hits Congo's Beni city on Sunday


  • World
  • Monday, 28 Jun 2021

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A suspected bomber was blown up when his improvised explosive device went off in a busy intersection of the Democratic Republic of Congo eastern city of Beni on Sunday, authorities said, the second blast in Beni on the same day.

No one was killed in the two incidents apart from the suspected bomber in the second blast. Earlier on Sunday, another explosive device was detonated in a Catholic church in Beni, injuring several people. No one has claimed responsibility.

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