Congo militia beheads 42 cops after ambush

BENI, CONGO— ACongolese militia group has decapitated 42 policemen after ambushing them in Central Kasai province, which has seen a spike in deadly violence in recent months, a local official said on Saturday. Members of the Kamwina Nsapu militia staged Friday’s attack between the cities of Tshikapa and Kananga, according to Kasai Assembly President Francois Kalamba. The militia members freed six policemen because they spoke the local Tshiluba language, he said.