Nine dead after armed group attacks eastern DR Congo town

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Six rebels, two policemen and a soldier were killed when an armed group raided the eastern DR Congo town of Bukavu early Wednesday, the governor of South Kivu province said.

"The FARDC (armed forces of Democratic Republic of Congo) and police... killed six assailants, wounded four others, took 36 captives and recovered 14 weapons," Governor Theo Ngwabidje Kasi told the press.

"We also sadly lost three members of our security force," he said.

Ngwabidje said the town had been attacked from 1 am by a group that had targeted several police stations.