On 15 January 2023, a bomb exploded during a Sunday service in a Pentecostal church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It happened in Kasindi, which is in North Kivu and is close to the Ugandan border.[1] At least 17 people were killed and 39 more were injured in the attack,[2] which was claimed by the Islamic State.[3][1][4] DR Congo authorities blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan Islamist group whose insurgency began in 1996 and spread to the DRC; the group pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. A Kenyan was arrested at the scene.[5][6]
| Kasindi church bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the ADF insurgency | |
 | |
| Location | Kasindi, North Kivu, DR Congo |
| Coordinates | 00°02′52″N 29°41′11″E / 0.04778°N 29.68639°E |
| Date | 15 January 2023 |
| Target | Pentecostal church |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Deaths | 17 |
| Injured | 39 |
| Perpetrator |  Islamic State |
References edit
- ^ a b "Bomb detonates in DRC church, linked to ADF". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "DR Congo government blames rebels for Kasindi church bombing". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "Several killed in DR Congo church bomb attack". Al Jazeera. 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Bomb detonates in DR Congo church, linked to ADF". MSN. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ Kabumba, Justin; Maliro, Al-Hadji Kudra (15 January 2023). "Congo's Army Says Church Bomb Kills 10, Extremists Suspected". Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Several Killed in DR Congo Church Bomb Attack". Al Jazeera. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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