December massacre in Congo left 535 people dead, amounts to possible crimes against humanity - UN
Congolese people carrying their children and belongings flee from Sake on a road linking Goma and Bukavu while escaping violence in DR Congo.
The UN said in January there were credible reports of at least 890 deaths in the clashes over three days in four villages in Yumbi territory in the west of the country. The fighting between Banunu and Batende communities was triggered by a dispute over the burial of a Banunu chief, the investigators found.
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