Mass graves containing the bodies of 49 civilians have been discovered in northeastern Congo after a series of weekend attacks blamed on a local militia, the United Nations said Wednesday.
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A total of 42 victims, including six children, had been discovered in a mass grave in the village of Nyamamba, while the bodies of seven other men were found in another village, Mbogi, Haq added. Local authorities have said that CODECO—Cooperative for the Development of Congo—militants also abducted a number of women during the attacks on the villages.
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