At least 41 dead in latest militant attack in the eastern DRC

The death toll in an attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday by militants and Islamist rebels has risen to at least 41, the government said on Monday.

Red Cross volunteers and young people from the village of Masala in the eastern North Kivu province have been searching for bodies since the incident.

Locals said armed men using guns and machetes attacked residents of the villages of Masala, Keme, and Mahini.

“We learned that our fleeing family members were killed along the way. Here we have two bodies, a girl and a boy. Look how they were…