At least nine people killed in ADF attack in eastern DRC

An attack by a militant group has killed at least nine people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, local sources said on Sunday.

Overnight Saturday to Sunday, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) carried out attacks against civilians in the town of Oicha, looting shops and setting fire to homes, according to accounts collected by AFP on the spot.

During "this incursion, the ADF enemy killed eight civilians and a police officer," Isaac Kavalami, president of a local civil group, told AFP.

On Sunday, An AFP correspondent saw nine bodies at the morgue of Oicha General Hospital, some with stab wounds.