Some 2000 Bodies Discovered In Two Mass Graves In Congo

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From Somalinet:

As many as 2 000 bodies have been discovered in eastern Congo in two mass graves, government officials said on Wednesday.

The graves were found on Saturday in the town of Bukavu in a plot of land formerly owned by a member of the Congolese Rally for Democracy, or RCD, a Rwandan-backed rebel group, Congo’s Justice Minister Luzolo Bambi told reporters.

The RCD at one point, controlled much of eastern Congo, but it became a political party in 2003. Many of its top leaders were integrated into the government, taking jobs as vice-presidents and army chiefs.

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My Comment: With millions already dead from decades of war .... 2000 bodies found is just a drop in the bucket .... and a sad testament to the horrors that this region now represents.