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Al Jazeera: M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern DRC, UN says
Victims were ‘arbitrarily executed’ during a massacre in two villages in North Kivu in late November, a preliminary investigation has found. M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo late last month as part of a campaign of murder, rape, kidnapping and looting, the United Nations has said. Authorities in Kinshasa had earlier said more than 270 people were killed in the M23 attacks in North Kivu province. The group denied being behind the massacre, blaming “stray bullets” for the deaths of just eight civilians.
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Update: DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels executed over 130 civilians – UN (BBC)
WNU Editor: The DRC’s estimate on the number of people massacred is higher …. DRC estimates 300 villagers killed in massacre by rebels (The Guardian).