Dozens killed by suspected rebels in DR Congo
At least 36 killed overnight in rebel attacks on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo .
Thursday, January 30, 2020
At least 36 people have been killed in a suspected rebel attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo's Beni region, where hundreds have died in violence since November, a local official has said.
DRC troops have been carrying out a military operation on an armed group in the east of the country - long plagued by various armed groups - and fighters have responded with a series of massacres against the civilians.
"They were all hacked to death. This brings [the toll] to 36 bodies," local Beni governor Donat Kibwana told the AFP news agency on Wednesday, updating casualties from Tuesday's attack.
Officials had earlier reported 15 fatalities.