Ten slain in new massacre in eastern DR Congo

Suspected militiamen killed ten civilians in a fresh attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled east, civil and military sources said yesterday. The massacre occurred overnight in the town of Oicha, in the Beni region, local administrator Donat Kibwana said. The assailants were suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group blamed for hundreds of killings since 2014. “They entered Oicha late at night, they pillaged and made off with farm animals. We lost nine people in the attack,” Kibwana said, adding that two others were reported missing. The toll was confirmed separately by military spokesman Mak Hazukay.