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At least 10 people were killed in a church attack in eastern Congo.
It was carried out in the early hours of Sunday by members of the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) inside the premises of a Catholic church in Komanda. A spokesperson for the Congolese army in Ituri province, where Komanda is located, confirmed 10 dead. A civil society leader said at least 21 had been killed. The ADF, formed in Uganda in the late 1990s and with ties with the Islamic State, operates in the borderland between Uganda and Congo, has routinely conducted attacks against civilian populations.
Associated Press
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