M23 rebels seize town in eastern Congo, killing at least 15

FILE PHOTO: Activists gesture as they march during a demonstration calling for an end to the fighting between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army and denouncing the international community's silence on the conflicts in Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - The M23 rebel group has taken over the town of Nyanzale in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 15 people in bomb attacks, a local official said on Wednesday.

Nyanzale is about 130 km (80 miles) north by road from the provincial capital Goma, and is home to thousands of internally displaced people who fled fighting in surrounding areas.