Unidentified gunmen attacked the group late on Friday in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in Mambasa territory. Mambasa administrator Alfred Bongwalanga said security forces and park rangers had launched a rescue operation that located the missing members of the group. It was not immediately clear how the rangers were killed. They are all park rangers who were involved in the operation. Park rangers trying to protect dwindling populations of elephants and gorillas often clash with poachers and other armed criminals who exploit minerals, wildlife and other resources.

Source: bd News24 July 16, 2017 10:41 UTC