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DRC rebels kill 13, abduct a dozen children in Ebola epicentre
[Al Jazeera] Congolese rebels have killed 13 civilians and kidnapped a dozen children in an attack at the centre of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... 's military said. The Allied Democratic Forces rebels attacked Congolese army positions and several neighbourhoods of Beni in the DRC on Saturday and into Sunday, a senior army official told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named. The rebels have killed hundreds of civilians in recent years and are just one of several rebel groups active in the DRC's far northeast. Child kidnappings for ransom are a relatively new phenomenon in the North Kivu region, where Beni is located, making exact figures on the issue difficult to find. Posted by: Fred 2018-10-22 |
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