2024 Mulekera massacre
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2024 Mulekera massacre | |
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Location | Mulekera, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Date | 12 April 2024 |
Target | civilians |
Attack type | massacre, mass shooting |
Deaths | 10 |
Injured | unknown |
On 12 April 2024 suspected Islamist rebels attacked people in a field in Mulekera, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo leaving at least 10 dead and an unknown amount injured.[1]
Background
[edit]Around 2012 an armed rebellion in the Kivu provinces of Democratic Republic of the Congo has left thousands dead where armed rebels have attacked villages and cities across the country.
References
[edit]- ^ "Suspected Islamist rebels kill at least 10 in eastern Congo". Reuters. 2024-04-13.
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- Kivu conflict
- Deaths by firearm in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Terrorist incidents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Islamic terrorist incidents in 2024
- Terrorist incidents in Africa in 2024
- Allied Democratic Forces