Church bomb attack kills at least 5 people in eastern Congo, army says.
An army spokesman said the attack during a Sunday service was likely carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces , a Ugandan militant group that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.
This would be the first time the ADF targeted Kasindi since the group stepped up attacks in the region in 2014, local territorial administrator, Charles Omeonga told Reuters, who said the estimated death toll was at least 10.
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