12 killed in east DR Congo militia attack

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Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo seen on a patrol car in Mukakati, East DR Congo on December 10, 2021.

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Suspected Islamist militants hacked 12 people to death in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, local officials said, in the latest attack in the troubled region.

Fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) group launched an attack early Thursday evening on the village of Bukokoma, in North Kivu province's Beni territory, according to local civil-society representative Ricardo Rupande.