Congo: Rebels kill at least 12 people in country's east

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AP Kinshasa (Congo)
Last Updated : Feb 29 2016 | 6:49 PM IST
A local right group today said rebels have killed at least 12 people in attacks on villages in eastern Congo.
The Center of Study for the Promotion of Peace, Democracy and Human Rights, which tracks rebel violence, said the two attacks early today in villages in Beni territory have been carried out by the Allied Defence Forces, which has origins in neighboring Uganda.
The centre's head, Omar Kavota, says that residents of Pene fled after rebels beheaded five inhabitants. He said the rebels attacked with machetes in Ntombi, killing at least seven people and injuring others.
He said the rebels there looted the local health center, stole food and up to 40 goats.
The rebel group is one of many operating in eastern Congo.
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First Published: Feb 29 2016 | 6:49 PM IST

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