At least 30 people, including two soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were killed Monday around 9 p.m. in an attack attributed to the Ugandan ADF rebels, according to civil society. The assault targeted the Maendeleo and Katanga neighborhoods, located in the Bapere sector of Lubero territory, in North Kivu province, eastern DRC.
The killed included at least 13 civilians, 2 soldiers and injured 5 others, mainly with bladed weapons in the villages of Katanga, Maendeleo and Kilonge 7 kilometers from Manguredjipa.
The attack occurred while the population was celebrating the New Year. Local authorities and security forces are continuing to assess the human and material losses.
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