Massacre Toll Rises to 65 in Tribal Feud
From Times Wire Reports
The known death toll from a massacre in northeastern Congo rose to 65 people, including 40 children, United Nations spokesman Hamadoun Toure said. He said people were attacked in the remote village of Katshelli and other hamlets nearby and that more bodies still might be found. The dead had been either shot or hacked with machetes, U.N. officials said.
The area around Katshelli is predominantly inhabited by the Hema tribe, which has been embroiled in a bloody feud with the rival Lendu ethnic group.
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