At least seven people including two children were killed in a bomb explosion today in Beni, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Congolese and Ugandan armies are hunting down rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) group . The bomb exploded in a restaurant as customers gathered on Christmas Day.
«A bomb, an explosive device exploded in the center of the city of Beni. I ask the population to return to their homes for greater security, ”said Colonel Narcisse Muteba, military mayor of Beni, in North Kivu. Some bodies torn apart were seen by an AFP correspondent on the spot.
At the moment, there have been no claims for the attack, although Islamic extremists have attributed a suicide bombing in June that caused no more casualties.