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Armed militants killed more than 35 civilians during an attack on a cluster of villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province last night, a village chief has said.
The head of the Djaiba group of villages in Djugu territory, Jean Vianney, said CODECO militants carried out the attack, which started around 8 p.m., summarily executing residents and setting houses on fire.
Local civil society leader Jules Tsuba said 49 bodies had been counted so far this morning and that the search was ongoing. END.