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Suspected rebels kill 10 in Eastern Congo

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SUSPECTED rebels have killed 10 people in an attack in Eastern Congo, an Official said on Tuesday.

The rebels, believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), attacked near a market, Donat Kibwana, administrator of Beni territory in North Kivu province, told dpa.

“They killed 10 people,’’ he added.

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“We don’t know, right now, how many were injured.’’

The ADF was formed in 1995 and are located in a mountainous DRC-Uganda border area, according to the UN.

They are one of the numerous rebel groups fighting in the Congo, mainly over the Central African country’s rich natural resources.

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