At least 50 people were killed on Sunday night in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
A new provisional toll in an attack on two villages Boga and Tchabi in the Irumu territory in Ituri, as an initial report by this source stated that at least 39 civilians had been killed. The toll from last night s attacks (Sunday to Monday) has risen to at least 50 civilians killed (still provisional): 28 in Boga and 22 in Tchabi in the Irumu territory in Ituri, the Kivu Security Barometer (KST) said.
The attackers reportedly targeted the Rubingo site for internationally displaced persons.
Among the victims of the Tchabi attack was the wife of the head of the Banyali-Tchabi chieftaincy, KST said.