Worshipers at a church service in the Democratic Republic of Congo were killed Sunday when a bomb was detonated by a group with links to Islamic State, the government said.
Worshipers at a church service in the Democratic Republic of Congo were killed Sunday when a bomb was detonated by a group with links to Islamic State, the government said. At least 12 people have been killed and at least 50 wounded when a bomb detonated during church service Sunday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo , according to the government and the UN.
CNN is unable to independently verify those claims. UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement Sunday that the United Nations Mine Action Service “is supporting the Congolese authorities in conducting the investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
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