70 missing people found beheaded in church in grim DR Congo massacre

At least 70 bodies have been found tied up and beheaded in a church in an abandoned village in the eastern part of war-torn DR Congo, with most of them having been held hostage for several days, Report informs via The Mirror.

The horrific discovery was made in an abandoned village in the DR Congo this Friday. The victims, reported to be hostages of the ADF rebels, were found in a Protestant church in Kasanga, where people had left after repeated attacks.

Due to fighting involving the ADF, people had been forced to move to nearby villages in the war-torn country. "70 bodies were discovered in the church. They were tied up near the locality of Mayba," said Vianney Vitswamba, coordinator of the local community protection committee.

The ADF - Allied Defence Forces - are affiliated to ISIS and they are seen as the most deadly armed group in the region. The M23 - March 23 Movement - has previously been considered the greater threat and so has faced the most international attention.