AN ATTACK by a militant group has killed at least nine people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, local sources said on Sunday.
Overnight Saturday to Sunday, the Allied Democratic
Forces (ADF) carried out attacks against civilians in the town of Oicha,
looting shops and setting fire to homes, according to accounts collected by AFP
on the spot.
During "this incursion, the ADF enemy killed
eight civilians and a police officer," Isaac Kavalami, president of a
local civil group, told AFP.
On Sunday, An AFP correspondent saw nine bodies at the
morgue of Oicha General Hospital, some with stab wounds.
ADF's deadly attacks
Lieutenant Marc Elongo, spokesperson for the Congolese
army in the region, also blamed "ADF terrorists" for the attack.
The ADF were taking revenge on local civilians in
retaliation for ongoing military operations in the area, he said in a
statement.
Over the years, the ADF has killed thousands of
civilians, especially in eastern DRC.