UN Accuses Lendu of Mass Killings of Hema in DR Congo's Ituri Province
Published on: Friday 28 June 2019
Members of the Lendu group are responsible for the mass killings of Hema during inter-ethnic clashes earlier this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, according to a preliminary investigation by the U.N. Joint Human Rights Office.
The investigators report at least 117 people were killed during a series of attacks on multiple villages in Ituri province between June 10 and 13. They confirm at least 94 people were killed in Djugu territory and 23 in Mahagi territory.
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News source: https://www.voanews.com/africa/un-accuses-lendu-mass-killings-hema-dr-congos-ituri-province
