BENI - Three cities in eastern DR Congo were brought to a near-standstill on Friday, and one person died, in protests over a surge in killings by a notorious armed group, local sources said.
In Beni, shops were closed, the schools failed to open and streets were deserted, an AFP reporter said. Angry youths placed barricades across some streets, which were later removed by police. In Oicha, the chief town in the territory of Beni, "a demonstrator died of gunshot wounds, and two others were injured," the local mayor, Nicolas Kikuku, told AFP.In Butembo, a commercial hub of a million people, normal activity ceased, several residents said.
The protests were called after at least 15 people were killed in nearby Bulongo on 15 March - the latest in a string of killings blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces .It has the reputation of being the bloodiest of the 122 militias that roam the eastern provinces Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN's refugee agency reported on Friday that an "alarming increase" in ADF attacks since the start of the year had claimed 200 lives in the Beni area and in nearby villages in Ituri province.On 11 March, the United States labelled the ADF a "foreign terrorist organisation" linked to the so-called Islamic State group.
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