By AFPMore by this AuthorBunia, DR Congo,At least 19 people were killed when gunmen attacked a fish market in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo near Lake Albert, local officials said on Sunday. "Nineteen corpses were found in the village of Tara on the edge of Lake Albert, and eight others were wounded," said Pilo Mulindo, a local community leader in Djugu territory. ARMED BANDITS"The attack happened on Wednesday when armed bandits attacked a group gathered on the beach to set up a market," the official said. The UN mission to the DR Congo, known by its initials MONUSCO, reported the attack on Friday without giving a precise death toll. More than 300,000 were displaced or forced to flee to Uganda, on the other side of Lake Albert.

Source: Daily Nation May 19, 2019 15:11 UTC