Members of an armed group have attacked a settlement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 37 people and looting homes.
Globalinfo.az reports, citing TASS, that TASS reported this with reference to RFI radio station.
According to a source in the Congolese army, the gunmen attacked the settlement of Kantine-Aloya, located in North Kivu province near the city of Beni.
They killed civilians and looted and burned houses.
Additional army units have been sent to the region to fight the members of the armed group.
Note that the SDS armed group was created in Uganda in 1995. According to the authorities, the main bases of the gunmen are located in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It is from there that they organise attacks on military and civilian facilities in neighbouring countries.
Aliyar Khalil
Globalinfo.az
