Authorities in Congo say at least 72 people including several soldiers were killed in a militia attack east of the capital on Saturday. The violence has been intensifying between rival communities over land rights and taxes after the conflict erupted two years ago. The armed men who attacked the village of Kinsele were members of the Mobondo militia, which presents itself as defenders of the Yaka people. Hundreds of civilians have died in the conflict despite a cease-fire in April in the presence of Congo's president.
