Militiamen kill 12 in east Congo village raid

By Erikas Mwisi Kambale
  • World

  • Tuesday, 07 Jun 2022

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Militiamen killed 12 people in a night raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo near the shore of Lake Albert, a local human rights group said on Tuesday.

The group and an army spokesman blamed the attack on CODECO, one of many militias operating in Congo's conflict-ridden east.

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