At least 21 people were killed on Sunday in an attack on the church in the Eastern Command with a Command by Islamic State supported by Rebels, the Associated Press press agency said.
The attack was carried out by members of the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) around 1:00 in the premises of the Catholic Church in Kamanda.
“More than 21 people were shot inside and outside, and we noticed at least three burned bodies and several burned houses.
The spokesman of the Congo Army in the province of Ituri, where the commando is located, confirmed 10 dead.
“What we know this morning is that armed men with machetes to church near the commando, where it was killed and massacred and some shops were ignited, said Lieutenant Jules Ngongo in Ituri.
The Group of Rebel Group operates in the border area between Uganda and Kong. He routinely carried out attacks against the civilian population.
At the end of the 90s.
At the beginning of this month, the ADF group killed dozens of people in Ituri in what the UN described as a blood bath.
“We are really disappointed because it is incredible that such a situation could occur in a city where all security officials are present,” Duranthabo said.
“Some citizens have begun to flee from the area and head for the buuny.”
“We demand military intervention as soon as possible, because we were told that the enemy was still near our city.”
The ADF leadership is an Islamic government in an East African country.
The Armed Forces of the Congo Democratic Republic (Fardc) have long fought a group of rebels, and now the renewed hostility between M23 is struggling with a complex network of attacks.
(Tagstotranslate) Congolese church attack
