Bomb Explodes In Church In Eastern DR Congo
Muhammad Irfan Published June 27, 2021 | 01:00 PM
Beni, DR Congo, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Jun, 2021 ) :A makeshift bomb exploded inside a Catholic church in the city of Beni in the DR Congo's conflict-plagued east on Sunday, just an hour before a children's Confirmation ceremony, a local official said.
The head of police in Beni's town hall Narcisse Muteba Kashale told AFP that the explosion occurred at 6:00 am (0400 GMT) and that experts from the UN's mission to DR Congo had told "us it is a home-made bomb, a bomb that was set up for an ambush". It was not immediately clear whether the blast caused any casualties.
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