Six killed in attack in DRC:

Six people were killed by unidentified assailants in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), amid a spike in violence in the restive region, a local official said Saturday.

“Six people of all ethnic backgrounds were killed” on Friday night in Bwalanda, said Alphonse Mahano, a local delegate of North Kivu province.

Mahano was referring to the Hutu, Hunde and Nande groups that live in Bwalanda, which faces the Rwandan border.

A military official confirmed the deadly attack, but provided no further details.

“Three (victims) were hacked with machetes,” while three others “were burned in their homes,” Mahano said. (AFP)