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· Kasindi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bombing at a Kasindi church compound

Pentecostal church, Kasindi

Killed
17
Injured
40
Structures
1
Denomination
Pentecostal

An explosive detonated at a Sunday service near the Uganda border in North Kivu. At least 17 people were killed. The Allied Democratic Forces, an ISIS-linked militia, were blamed.

ADF attacks on civilian and church gatherings have made eastern Congo one of the deadliest theaters for Christians after Nigeria.

Source: Reuters · Open report

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Kasindi, Democratic Republic of the Congo