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DR Congo violence: Axe attackers kill dozens near Beni DR Congo violence: Axe attackers kill dozens near Beni
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At least 50 people have been massacred by machete and axe-wielding attackers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to activists.At least 50 people have been massacred by machete and axe-wielding attackers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to activists.
Witnesses said the killings were carried out by men in uniforms posing as soldiers.Witnesses said the killings were carried out by men in uniforms posing as soldiers.
The massacre happened near the Ugandan border around 6 miles (10km) from the town of Beni, where army and UN troops are stationed.The massacre happened near the Ugandan border around 6 miles (10km) from the town of Beni, where army and UN troops are stationed.
Government officials say a Ugandan Islamist rebel group was responsible. Government officials blamed a Ugandan Islamist rebel group, the ADF.
More than 200 people have been killed near Beni since early October by the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces), official say.
It is not yet known exactly how many people died in the latest onslaught, reports the BBC's Maud Jullien in Kinshasa.It is not yet known exactly how many people died in the latest onslaught, reports the BBC's Maud Jullien in Kinshasa.
However, one woman who managed to flee said she counted at least 50 bodies, our correspondent adds.However, one woman who managed to flee said she counted at least 50 bodies, our correspondent adds.
More than 200 people have been killed near Beni since early October. Amisi Kalonda, the regional administrator, told the BBC that nine bodies had been retrieved so far.
The DR Congo government said the most recent attack was the work of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist militia. He said the dead were spread out across the forest and that searches were still ongoing.
UN officials, who have been repeatedly criticised for failing to stem the violence, say they have increased their military presence in the area since October.UN officials, who have been repeatedly criticised for failing to stem the violence, say they have increased their military presence in the area since October.
But a senior UN source told the BBC that the organisation did not have the capacity to protect all the civilians in the area.But a senior UN source told the BBC that the organisation did not have the capacity to protect all the civilians in the area.
Over the past two decades, numerous armed groups have caused havoc in DR Congo's mineral-rich eastern regions.Over the past two decades, numerous armed groups have caused havoc in DR Congo's mineral-rich eastern regions.
The ADF was formed in 1996 by a puritanical Muslim sect in the Ruwenzori mountains of western Uganda.The ADF was formed in 1996 by a puritanical Muslim sect in the Ruwenzori mountains of western Uganda.
Peace agreements last year have failed to end violence in the east.Peace agreements last year have failed to end violence in the east.