10 killed in intercommunal violence in western DR Congo

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Last Updated : May 05 2019 | 10:30 PM IST

Ten people were killed in fighting between two communities seeking power in an western village of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said Sunday.

During a night of fighting with machetes by rival clan members in Kahungu village last week "ten people were killed and six inured, including two police officers," said local official Tresor Kitambala, who added that two houses were torched.

The last outbreak of fighting between the Bakwamanda and the Ngundu communities happened last July and left one person dead, said Blaise Nzuana, head of a regional farmworkers group.

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First Published: May 05 2019 | 10:30 PM IST

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