Sixteen dead in rebel attack on DRC village: witnesses

2018-09-23 16:19
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Sixteen people, including 12 civilians, were killed in a rebel attack on the village of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive east, witnesses told AFP on Sunday.

A doctor at the local hospital reported seeing 16 dead bodies, "including 12 civilians and four soldiers or rebels." Eight people were injured, of whom five were civilians, in the attack late on Saturday.

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