United Nations, Jan. 31 -- A preliminary UN investigation into a massacre reportedly carried out in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last month, reveals that "at least 535 civilians were killed and 111 sustained injuries in four attacks", the UN Mission in the country, MONUSCO said.
In mid-January, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, said that according to "credible reports", hundreds of villagers from the four communities in town and territory in Plateaux District of Bandundu Province, Yumbi had been killed during inter-ethnic clashes between the Banunu and Batende communities, during several days, beginning on December 16.
She deplored the "shocking violence" and highlighted the importance of "investigating and bring...