Dozens of mourners killed by suspected rebels at a funeral in eastern DRC

The attackers killed almost everyone who was gathered at the funeral home, a parish priest who visited the scene told local media. At least 70 people were killed in an overnight attack on a funeral in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) suspected of involvement, local media reported, citing eyewitnesses. The attack, one of a series in recent months, took place around 0000 GMT on Monday in Ntoyo, a village in Lubero territory in the eastern province of North Kivu, Paluku Nzalamingi, a parish priest who visited the scene early Tuesday, told local news website Actualite.cd . “They killed almost everyone who was gathered at the funeral home. In any case, many were shot dead. Bodies are on the road, in plots near the centre of Ntoyo. I haven’t been able to count them, but it’s more than 70 people, at least, is what I can say. Mostly killed by bullets,” Nzalamingi was quoted by the media outlet as saying. Mwami Eugene Viringa, a local leader, told Actualite.cd that the death toll could exceed 70. A returning resident who was involved in the search for bodies in Ntoyo said 102 people were killed.