Eight people were injured while six others were kidnapped and taken by the attackers toward Virunga National Park, which straddles the DR Congo border, he added. But militias -- of which dozens are active in the mineral-rich eastern DR Congo -- also the use the park as a hideout. Originally made up of mainly Muslim Ugandan rebels, ADF gained a foothold in eastern DR Congo in the 1990s. ADF attacks in Uganda are less common and the toll from Friday's attack is the worst in many years by any group. In June 1998, 80 students were burnt to death in their dormitories in an ADF attack on Kichwamba Technical Institute near the border of DR Congo.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha June 17, 2023 12:59 UTC