An unnamed soldier in Northeastern Congo has been reported to have shot to death his family members and others who had buried his son in his absence.
Officials says the soldier was said to have been miffed his son was buried before he could arrive home to attend the ceremony, and in anger killed13 people, including 10 children.
According to a spokesman for the army in Ituri province, Lt. Jules Ngongo, wife, in-laws and two of his children were left dead, before the soldier turned his weapon on other civilians.
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Local Village Chief, Baraka Muguwa Oscar said the soldier arrived home from his post at another village in the province to see family and community members gathered in mourning for his son, who died Thursday of natural causes.
“This soldier did not like the fact that his son … was buried without his approval and in his absence,” Oscar said.
Officials of the Congolese Army were then dispatched to apprehend the soldier, who is a member of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, or FARDC, who fled the scene after the attack.
“No matter what the case, the time or the circumstances, you can’t take a person’s life. This is an act of indiscipline that will be dealt with by the courts,” said Ngongo, the army spokesperson.
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