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At least 70 people, including nine soldiers and the wife of one of them, were killed when gunmen attacked a village in the western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This was stated by local authorities, according to whom the attack occurred last Saturday in the village of Kinsele, about 100 kilometers east of the capital Kinshasa, however it was only made known today. The attackers were members of the Mobondo militia, an armed group that presents itself as defenders of the Yaka people.
Kinsele is located in the Kwamouth territory, where in the last two years a conflict has broken out between two local communities, Teke and Yaka, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilians. While the DRC army is busy against armed groups in the east, violence has also intensified in the west of the country.
