(Adnkronos) – Three local employees of the Swiss NGO Entraide Protestante Suisse (Heks) were killed in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where violent fighting is underway between M23 separatists and the Congolese army. This was learned from a statement by Heks.
The three employees “were attacked and fatally injured during a humanitarian mission in the territory of Rutshuru, in North Kivu”, it reads. The NGO has announced the suspension of all its activities in North Kivu “until further notice”.
