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Debris is all that is left from a deadly church service. In Kasindi, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an investigation is underway after a bomb exploded in a Pentecostal church on Sunday (January 15), killing at least 14 people.
Congolese police and UN mine experts combed the blast zone on Monday as the Ugandan army secured it.
“24 hours after the bomb detonation in the border town of Kasindi, all military and civilian personnel have been mobilized,” said Capt. Anthony Muarshai, spokesman for SUKOLA 1 Far North Operations (DRC Forces).
They are being mobilized “to find out not only the origin, but also who is responsible for this terrible situation that grieves our inhabitants.”
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming it was involved in a military operation against “combatants” in the DRC. The rebel organization he ADF is believed to have ties to the Islamic State group.
Some of the victims’ bodies were sent to the morgue at the Rubiriha Reference Health Center.
After an initial 10 deaths and more than 30 injuries, the number rose on Monday. Congolese authorities said 14 people were killed and more than 63 injured. Militants claimed that the atomic bomb killed 20 Christians.
Survivors and witnesses said the blast had amputated limbs.
“After singing by our church choir, the preacher that day stood at the podium and I heard an explosion while he was preaching, and I was hurt.
Violence has ravaged eastern Congo for decades as more than 120 armed groups and self-defense militias fight for ore, influence and money.
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