A bomb killed at least 10 people and wounded 39 others as it ripped through a church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, in an attack blamed on suspected Islamists.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
But the spokesperson for Uganda's military operation in the DRC, Bilal Katamba, said on Sunday evening that 16 people had been killed in the blast, and 20 wounded. It has been accused of slaughtering thousands of Congolese civilians and carrying out bomb attacks in Uganda. ADF operatives have also planted bombs in towns in North Kivu in the past.
Fellow survivor, Jean-Paul Syauswa, said the explosion happened just after a group of people had been baptised, while a blind pastor was commenting on Bible verses.Kiza Kivua, a 50-year-old farmer who lost his brother in the attack, said he was having trouble coming to terms with the loss of a"loved one who went to church to pray"."How can such a situation happen when Kasindi is full of soldiers?" Kivua said.
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