Several civilians burned, hacked to death by rebels in DR Congo

The deadly attack happened in Kasanzi village in the Beni territory of North Kivu province, a local chief said.

Nineteen civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have been burned and hacked to death by Ugandan rebels, a local official said. Fourteen bodies were found on Saturday, a day after the incident, Kakule Kalunga told the AFP news agency. A local chief said the bodies were discovered by Red Cross workers who went into the nearby forest to look for those missing after the attack on Kasanzi village in the Beni territory of North Kivu.