Kampala, Uganda, Jan 20, 2009 / 00:56 am
The Ugandan army has accused rebels of setting fire to a crowded Catholic church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with some churchgoers being killed.
Army spokesman Capt. Ronald Kakurungo said Ugandan troops on a joint anti-rebel mission in the Congo reported that rebels with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) on Saturday set fire to a church in the Congolese village of Tora.
It was unclear how many people had been killed, the AP reports. The UN-run Radio Okapi also reported the attack on the church and civilian homes in the nearby village Libombi.
Come Mbolingaba of Caritas Congo said employees had spoken to villagers and confirmed the attack but had no information on the number of casualties.