Two Roman Catholic Priests 'kidnapped' In Congo
Democratic
Republic of Congo officials confirm that two Roman Catholic priests
have been kidnapped by a militia in the North Kivu province of the
country.
Lately, kidnappings occur frequently in the part of eastern DR Congo
due to conflict between the Nande and Hunde ethnic groups and Hutus.
Bishop Paluku Sikuli of the Beni-Butembo region told AFP that the two
priests, who are ethnic Nandes, were taken by the Mai Mai militia into
the mountains. Their abductors took two vehicles and two motorbikes.
Amisi Kalonda, a local administrator, confirmed the priests'
kidnapping saying "our defence and security services are working to find
them." According to the administrator, the kidnappers abandoned the
vehicles they were travelling in.
Five years ago, three priests were abducted near Beni by rebels of
the Allied Democratic Forces from neighbouring Uganda. They have never
been heard of since.
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