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The blast occurred on Wednesday in North Kivu province in the restive eastern DRC where multiple armed groups are based.
At least nine people have been killed and 16 injured after an explosive device accidentally detonated in a field in the conflict-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo, local sources told the AFP news agency on Thursday.
The blast occurred on Wednesday evening in Lubwe Sud in North Kivu province’s Rutshuru territory.
Justin Mwangaza, a local civil society figure, said a civilian had picked up a bomb in a field and given it to a militiaman when it subsequently exploded….
