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Virunga National Park: DR Congo rangers killed

Rangers are constantly under threat in Africa's oldest park. [File, AFP]

Five rangers and their driver have been killed at the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesman says.

The group was killed in an ambush by suspected rebels operating in the park, Joel Wengamulay told the BBC.

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