Massaker in Congolese church: over 70 corpses discovered!

Massaker in Congolese church: over 70 corpses discovered!

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a cruel crime in a church in the Lubero area caused horror. Aid organizations report more than 70 partly tied and beheaded corpses found in a church. This frightening discovery was confirmed by the Catholic aid organization "Church in Need" and local partners of the "Open Doors" organization, which made up the Islamist rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) as alleged perpetrators. The victims, including mostly women, children and the elderly, were probably kidnapped from the nearby village of Maiba three days earlier, as in a report by kathpress is.

The shocking finding in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo shows the continuing violence in the region, which is characterized by armed groups. The corpses that were discovered on February 15 could be hostages that died during their horrific journey through the rebel forces. According to the statements of "Church in Need", hostages are often forced to do long foot marches, which often ends fatally. This situation is particularly alarming because the territory Lubero is located in the province of North-Kivu, where fights break down regularly between different militias, including the ADF and government troops. As Vatican News has led to the violence in this raw material-rich region to escape over half a million people within Congo are.

The rule of terror of the ADF

The situation in the north-Kivu remains tense, especially after the recent taking of the provincial capital Goma by the rebel group M23, which also operates with support from neighboring Rwanda. The determined violence of the ADF and other armed groups reinforces uncertainty in the region and questions the already fragile security situation. The people who try to survive in this dangerous environment are increasingly threatened in their existence, while the struggles between the Congolese army and the Islamist militias escalate.