Kasindi church bombing

Kasindi church bombing
Part of the ADF insurgency
Map
LocationKasindi, North Kivu, DR Congo
Coordinates00°02′52″N 29°41′11″E / 0.04778°N 29.68639°E / 0.04778; 29.68639
Date15 January 2023
TargetPentecostal church
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths17
Injured39
Perpetrator Islamic State

On 15 January 2023, a bomb exploded during a Sunday service in a Pentecostal church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The attack occurred in Kasindi in the northeastern province of North Kivu, close to the Ugandan border.[1] The attack killed at least 17 people and left 39 more were injured.[2] The Islamic State – Central Africa Province (IS-CAP) claimed responsibility for the attack.[3][1][4]

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  2. ^ "DR Congo government blames rebels for Kasindi church bombing". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  3. ^ "Several killed in DR Congo church bomb attack". Al Jazeera. 15 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Bomb detonates in DR Congo church, linked to ADF". MSN. Archived from the original on 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-16.