Dozens are reported killed in east Congo as the government and Rwanda-backed rebels trade blame
- At least 50 people were killed in weekend attacks in Congo's conflict-battered east, authorities said Saturday.
- The government and Rwanda-backed rebels traded blame over who was responsible for the violence that escalated the conflict.
- M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka blamed Congolese forces and their allies for the attacks, stating that they threaten civilian stability.
- Christian Kalamo, a civil society leader, reported that at least one body was seen on the streets of Goma on Saturday.
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On Newsmax Monday, Franklin Graham called for international intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where thousands of Christians have been killed in recent years by Islamist militants. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, is urging the world to act against what he describes as targeted, religiously motivated violence against Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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