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2014 Mutarule attack

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statement said "fierce fighting" between the Bafuliru and Barundi had taken place the night before the attack. Some locals blamed the FNL for the attack, or said a local politician was to blame for "stoking ethnic tension." The government quickly denied foreigners, such as the FNL, were involved. "Congolese carried out these attacks," remarked Cishambo. "The problem is that everyone in this area carries a weapon."
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After the attack, some Mutarule natives packed up their belongings and moved away. A village elder commented "The first massacre took place, then the second one has just happened - and we did not even get to know what happened with the first massacre. We wonder why the killings should go on while
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Government officials said the attack was part of a dispute over cattle. Earlier a cattle herder had been killed while attempting to take cattle from another farmer. The community of the deceased then organized a revenge attack, according to a government spokesperson. A United Nations (UN)
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During the evening of June 6–7, 2014, the village of Mutarule in South Kivu was attacked. According to eyewitnesses, gunmen surrounded a local Protestant church and began firing indiscriminately. Other victims, all of whom were ethnic Bafuliru, were stabbed or burned in their homes.
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cameraman counted 37 bodies. An eyewitness reported 33 deaths: 9 men, 14 women, and 10 children. A different eyewitness report said 18 women and 8 children were among 33 dead. An additional 20 to 30 people were injured, 10 seriously.
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were killed in an attack by unidentified armed men. An armed militia is stationed about 12 miles (19 km) from the village, but the perpetrators of the attack were never determined.
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peacekeeping troops to the area to protect the population. "These violent acts are unacceptable and need to stop immediately," said mission head
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Several pregnant women were among the dead, which numbered 27 according to South Kivu governor
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2014 South Kivu attack
2°59′3″S 29°5′35″E / 2.98417°S 29.09306°E / -2.98417; 29.09306

Mutarule
South Kivu
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates
2°59′3″S 29°5′35″E / 2.98417°S 29.09306°E / -2.98417; 29.09306
Mutarule
Luberizi
South Kivu
Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Kivu
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Burundi
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
National Liberation Forces
Barundi
Bafuliru
Mutarule
Marcellin Cishambo
Reuters
MONUSCO
Martin Kobler
List of massacres in the Democratic Republic of the Congo




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