OAN’s Brooke Mallory
5:22 PM – Friday, June 7, 2024
Over sixty Christians were recently killed in a gruesome attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Masala area of Beni.
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The massacre has been attributed to ISIS, as the group has now claimed responsibility on Telegram, the UK’s Express outlet reported.
A much lower death toll was previously reported.
With a statement on their Telegram channel, the terrorist organization asserted its purported claim, writing: “Central African state: More than 60 Christians were killed, including a Congolese army officer, in an attack by Caliphate soldiers in eastern Congo.”
Attacks by Islamic terrorists have increased recently in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), especially in the eastern parts of the nation.
“This horrific…