30 people die in an attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo

At least 30 people were killed in an attack in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo last week, according to UN officials in the country.

Earlier reports notified that 14 civilians had been killed in a village Luna-Samboko in Ituri province on Friday.

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Local officials accused members of the Islamist militant group, the Allied Democratic Forces of having carried out the attack.