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1st LD: At least 26 killed in inter-ethnic fighting in eastern DRC

Xinhua,February 04, 2018 Adjust font size:

KINSHASA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least 26 people were killed on Saturday in inter-ethnic fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to security sources on site.

The sources said the fighting involved members of the Hema and Lendu community in Ituri province, where a Hema village located a few kilometers from the city of Bunia was attacked.

Sources from the provincial government of Ituri also confirmed the incident, saying that some villagers were killed and several houses were burned during the attack. Enditem

 

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