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- 24 October, 2023
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Suspected militants killed 26 people with machetes in an overnight attack in the town of Oicha in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, its mayor and the army said on Tuesday, Report informs via Reuters.
They attributed the killings to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group originally from Uganda, now based in eastern Congo.
Local army spokesperson Antony Mwalushayi said the attack against civilians in Oicha was believed to be retaliation for recent army strikes against the ADF.
The attackers carried out the slaughter with knives instead of guns, so as not to alert nearby troops, he told reporters.
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