A second blast was heard on Sunday night in Beni in the eastern DRC, after a first bomb exploded on Sunday morning in a Catholic church in the city of Beni. Two people were injured. This second explosion killed a civilian in addition to the bomber. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the latest attack.
Both a civilian and a bomber were killed on Sunday night in the explosion of his device near a bar in Beni in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a few hours after the explosion of a bomb in a city church that injured two women. The latest attack has been claimed by the EI group.
According to several sources, the person who planted the bomb went to the Troc district, in the heart of the city. It is a very popular district, much visited. The consequences could have been terrible, but the man had isolated himself next to a butcher, no doubt to plant the bomb and it would have exploded too soon. But one civilian was killed and two others were injured.
On the other hand, around 6 in the morning, it is the Butsili district in the western part of the city. which was shaken by another explosion. A homemade bomb exploded in the Catholic Church.
The mayor of Beni has issued a curfew until tomorrow to allow the defense and security forces to secure the area. Another bomb threat was unleashed in the afternoon northeast of Beni, near the Monusco camp.
The civil society in Beni also emphasizes that crime, which is not related to the ADF, has increased in the city for a month.
.
