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Eighteen killed in new militia attack in eastern DR Congo

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Eighteen people in eastern DR Congo's troubled region of Beni have been killed in a fresh attack by a notorious armed group, a local official said on Monday.

"There was an incursion in Apetina-Sana by the ADF last night," Beni administrator Donat Kibwana told AFP, referring to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia.

"(They) hacked 18 civilians to death.

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First Published: Dec 30 2019 | 8:20 PM IST

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