Rwandan anti-governmental forces attacked two villages in
Congo's eastern province of South Kivu, leaving 17 people dead and
19 others wounded or missing, a UN-backed radio station reported on
Sunday.
Radio Okapi said that the Democratic Forces for the Liberation
of Rwanda cracked down on the two villages in Kanyola, an area some
50 km west of the provincial capital Bukavu.
The report said the attackers carrying machetes rushed into the
villages, ransacking the villages and kidnapping some
villagers.
The dead include some women and children, and the wounded were
rushed to the nearby hospital for treatment.
On May 20, six trucks were attacked by the Hutu-dominated
Rwandan rebel movement in the province of North Kivu. Four
civilians and one officer of the Congolese army were killed on the
spot, and 20 others wounded.
Several weeks ago, the Congolese army and UN peacekeepers
carried out joint operations in the eastern region against the
anti-governmental forces, while the rebels attacked local villages
in retaliation.
(Xinhua News Agency May 28, 2007)
