{"id":1155067,"date":"2021-12-25T19:19:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T00:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1155067"},"modified":"2021-12-25T19:19:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T00:19:24","slug":"six-dead-after-suicide-bombing-in-congo-on-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-dead-after-suicide-bombing-in-congo-on-christmas-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Dead After Suicide Bombing in Congo on Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsix-dead-after-suicide-bombing-in-congo-on-christmas-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1155067&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/congo-May-27-2021-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A suicide bomber struck a restaurant in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Christmas Day, killing himself and at least six others, according to Congo government officials.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Muyaya, Congo\u2019s government spokesman, confirmed on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMuyaya\/status\/1474820422042595338\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;that the explosion resulted from a suicide bomber.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The bombing occurred in the eastern Congolese town of Beni, a reported hub of Islamic extremist activity. Mayor Narcisse Muteba Kashale&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/bomb-explodes-restaurant-east-congo-mayor-says-2021-12-25\/\">told<\/a>&nbsp;Reuters, \u201cThere were five people killed in the explosion, plus the bomber, making six.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Shortly after the bombing, heavy gunfire was reported near the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/bomb-explodes-restaurant-east-congo-mayor-says-2021-12-25\/\">Reuters<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Police spokesman Nasson Murara said that officers fired&nbsp;live rounds to disperse an angry crowd that attempted to bar investigators from accessing the scene of the explosion. No one was injured, he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No group has claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day attack yet. \u201cInvestigations are underway to find the perpetrators of this terrorist attack,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/uganda-terrorist-attacks-bombings-africa-islamic-state-group-a92691101c2fec5e5607f041e8163e51?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter\">said<\/a>&nbsp;the mayor.<\/p>\n<p>However, Beni has been a target of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan group aligned with the Islamic State, whom officials have blamed for previous bombings in the area. Congo and Uganda initiated a military campaign against the ADF last month.<\/p>\n<p>In June, two explosions&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/africa_two-explosions-hit-congos-eastern-city-beni\/6207575.html\">hit<\/a>&nbsp;a Catholic church in the city. The only person who died during that attack was the suicide bomber.<\/p>\n<p>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/uganda-terrorist-attacks-bombings-africa-islamic-state-group-a92691101c2fec5e5607f041e8163e51?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter\">Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cThe Islamic State group\u2019s Central Africa Province later said that the suicide bomber was targeting Christians. The other explosion that day went off inside a Catholic church, wounding two people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A suicide bomber struck a restaurant in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Christmas Day, killing himself and at least six others, according to Congo government officials. 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