10 killed in Congo's church attack

Published January 16th, 2023 - 08:28 GMT
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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Kenyan soldiers stand guard at the East African Community (EAC) headquarters in Goma, eastern DRC, on November 16, 2022. (Photo by Guerchom Ndebo / AFP)

ALBAWABA - At least 10 people were killed in an attack on a church in eastern Congo, the army revealed. More than 39 were injured in the blast.

The military spokesperson Anthony Mwalushayi told The Associated Press that a group linked to Islamic extremists is suspected of being behind Sunday's bomb blast at the church.

A bomb exploded in the Pentecostal church in the North Kivu province town of Kasindi. Congo's army allegedly linked the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan armed group that has pledged allegiance to ISIL (ISIS), to carrying out the deadly attack.

Later, ISIL claimed responsibility for the blast. A Kenyan man was arrested in connection with the church attack.

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