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CENTRAL CONGO: 40 policemen decapitated by militia fighters

The wave of killings and lawlessness across the vast central African nation of Congo DR which broke out after the government of President Joseph Kabila failed to step down has continued following the deadly ambush of no less than 40 policemen.

Reports say the policemen who were driving from Tshikapa to Kananga were attacked by Kamuina Nsapu militants who stole arms and vehicles.

Confirming the number of casualties during the attack, Corneil Mbombo, president of the Civil Society of Kasai, a province-wide activist group, also told Reuters that about 40 officers had been decapitated.

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According to Francois Kalamba, speaker of the Kasai provincial assembly, the attack is the deadliest on security forces since an insurrection in the region began last August.

“They were apprehended by the militia members and they decapitated about 40,” Kalamba said, adding that the militia spared the lives of six other police officers they captured because those officers spoke the local Tshiluba language.

According to numbers made available by the United Nations, more than 400 people have been killed in central Congo since violence broke out last year.

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