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Fatal DR Congo Church Attack Linked to Islamic State-Backed Rebels
- Islamic State-backed Allied Democratic Forces rebels attacked a Catholic church in Komanda, Ituri province, DR Congo, killing at least 43 people on Sunday morning.
- The attack followed months of calm but ties to the ADF insurgency, active for nearly 30 years and originally from Uganda, influenced the violence.
- Rebels stormed the church during a night vigil, stabbing around 20 worshippers and setting fire to nearby houses and shops, killing at least 23 more people.
- Lieutenant Jules Ngongo confirmed the attack to AFP and indicated that the perpetrators are suspected to be members of the ADF rebels, while the Congolese army condemned the act as an act of terrorism.
- The incident led the Congolese army to vow continued tracking of the ADF and encouraged civilians to stay vigilant and report suspicious activity.
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In an attack by Islamist rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at least 38 people were killed.
After months of calm, more than thirty people were killed Saturday evening in an attack by ADF rebels on a Catholic church in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to local officials and the parish priest.
43 killed in Islamist attack on church in Congo
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The Islamist militia Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed at least 43 people in an attack on a Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the police said on Sunday. The rebels reportedly stabbed 20 worshipers during a prayer session in the village of Komanda in the northeastern province of Ituri, police officer Alfonse Leku told dpa. ...
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