23 killed in rebel attacks in Congo
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At least 23 civilians have been killed in an attack by the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
“There was an incursion in Apetina-Sana by the ADF last night,” Beni administrator Donat Kibwana told AFP, referring to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia.
“The ADF hacked civilians to death in the settlement. The rebels also set fire to the victims' homes,” he said.
Police and local officials said on Monday that the overnight raid on Apetina-Sana in the restive eastern region of Beni was carried out by ADF rebels, who operate in both DRC and neighboring Uganda.
Al Jazeera’s report said the death toll was expected to rise as the attack had lasted hours and many people were yet to be accounted for.
“They (locals) say when the rebels entered the village, they went from house to house burning everything in their path. Anyone they came across, including women and children, they killed,” Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reported.
ADF fighters have killed more than 200 people since the DRC army launched an offensive against the armed group on October 30, according to civil society groups.
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