Islamic State‑linked militants kill 22 in eastern Congo, UN report says


KINSHASA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - ‌Islamic State‑linked militants killed at least 22 civilians in a village in eastern ‌Congo's Ituri Province early on Sunday, according to an internal U.N. report ‌and local civil society leaders, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the region.

The U.N. report seen by Reuters said the assailants struck Apakolu, about 25 km (15 miles) northwest of Eringeti in Ituri ‍province’s Irumu territory, at around 0400 GMT on Sunday, ‍and abducted an unknown number of ‌people.

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