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UN Accuses Lendu of Mass Killings of Hema in DR Congo's Ituri Province

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - Members of the Lendu group are responsible for the mass
   killings of Hema during inter-ethnic clashes earlier this month in the
   Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, according to a
   preliminary investigation by the U.N. Joint Human Rights Office.

   The investigators report at least 117 people were killed during a
   series of attacks on multiple villages in Ituri province between June
   10 and 13. They confirm at least 94 people were killed in Djugu
   territory and 23 in Mahagi territory.

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