Soldiers patrolling the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have discovered 17 decomposing bodies by a riverside, some of which were decapitated, local sources said on Friday. The troops came across the corpses on Thursday by the Ituri river, in the Irumu territory of Ituri province, according to local Red Cross representative David Beiza. Beiza added that some of the bodies had been decapitated, with some heads placed in boxes. "According to the army that made the discovery, there are 17 bodies. We are going there to verify this information" and proceed with the burials, said David Beiza, president of the local Red Cross.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 28, 2022 06:36 UTC