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21 Dead In New DR Congo Massacre By ADF Militia

21 Dead In New DR Congo Massacre By ADF Militia

At least 21 people have been killed in a massacre suspected to have been committed by militants from the Islamist ADF group in conflict-wracked northeast DR Congo, a local official said Saturday.

 

The ADF fighters first attacked a rival group of Congolese militia members before killing inhabitants in the village of Lisasa, with the β€œpreliminary death toll” put at 21, according to local administrator Donat Kibwana from the Beni territory of North Kivu province.

The toll was confirmed by the head of the Buliki area, where Lisasa is located.

A local NGO called Cepadho said in a statement