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DR Congo church massacre survivors recount night of terror

Survivors of the attack on the village of Mwenda return home after several weeks outside, in the Rwenzori Sector, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 23, 2021.[AFP]

Gunshots thundered and attackers burst into the church hall, picked out victims, tied them up and shot them dead, survivors of the massacre in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday.

Witnesses of the attack overnight Saturday to Sunday in Komanda, Ituri province, described to AFP how Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters massacred dozens of worshippers including women and children at the Blessed Anuarite Catholic parish church.

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