Suspected Islamist militants kill 19 in another village raid in east Congo.
The attack, which occurred around 1 a.m. in the village of Kirindera in North Kivu province, took place just a few kilometres from anotherThe army blamed last week's attack on the Allied Democratic Forces , a Ugandan armed group based in eastern Congo that has pledged allegiance to Islamic State and conducts frequent raids on villages. A resident of a nearby village and a member of the local civil society blamed Sunday's attack on the ADF too.
"Gunfire was heard around Kirindera. The ADF arrived, they set fire to a hospital after looting it with medicines, and they set fire to a hotel," said Sadame Patanguli, the resident.
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