Fourteen civilians were killed and four were wounded on Wednesday in a militia attack on a village in the northeastern Ituri region of the DR Congo, which has been hit by months of violence.
In June, 160 people were killed in the region and more than 300,000 people fled the violence caused by local militia, according to official figures.
"We counted 14 civilian bodies and the four wounded were taken to hospital" after the attack on the village of Ngaddu, Desire Malo, a local society leader, told AFP.
The regional administrator of the Djugu territory confirmed the death toll, saying: "We hope that the army will take all precautions to protect the population."
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