At least 3 died in a suicide attack in DR of Congo

An explosion occurred after suicide bomber has attacked a restaurant in Beni city located in east of Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday. According to initial reports, at least 3 people died and a large number of people injured in the explosion. “There is a bomb that just exploded in city center. For safety, I’m asking the population to stay home,” Beni Mayor Narcisse Muteba Kashale said in his statement. Government Spokesperson Patrick Muyaya indicated that the explosion in the city was a suicide bomb attack, in the statement he posted on his social media account. “The government condemns the explosion on Christmas of a bomb in a bar in Beni, the work of a suicide bomber. Loss of life is reported. The security services are already deployed,” Muyaya said. Meanwhile eyewitnesses stated that they heard an explosion at 7:00 PM in local time then gunshots later on.