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- Rebels were fleeing from a military offensive launched on them and attacked several villages in their pathInternational Herald Tribune: ...Ugandan rebels massacre nearly 200... (December 29, 2008)
- At least 45 people killed in the churchBloomberg: Lord's Resistance Army Kills 189 in Congo Attack... (December 29, 2008)
- Over 100 people might have been killed, according to estimates from a U.N. aid worker and the military of CongoFox News: More Than 100 Hacked to Death in Congo Church Massacre (December 29, 2008)
- The people were hiding from the rebels inside the churchBloomberg: Lord's Resistance Army Kills 189 in Congo Attack... (December 29, 2008)
- A total of 89 people or more were killed in and around DorumaBloomberg: Lord's Resistance Army Kills 189 in Congo Attack... (December 29, 2008)
- Rebels also killed 40 people in the Faradje district and 60 in and near the village of Gurba, CongoBloomberg: Lord's Resistance Army Kills 189 in Congo Attack... (December 29, 2008)
- 120 homes in the area of Doruma were set on fireFox News: More Than 100 Hacked to Death in Congo Church Massacre (December 29, 2008)
- Doruma is a village close to the borders of Sudan and the Central African RepublicBloomberg: Lord's Resistance Army Kills 189 in Congo Attack... (December 29, 2008)
- The rebels denied responsibility and blamed the military of UgandaFox News: More Than 100 Hacked to Death in Congo Church Massacre (December 29, 2008)
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45 or more people hiding inside a Catholic Church in the village of Doruma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were murdered on December 26, 2008. They were killed in a massacre by rebels using machetes, swords and clubs.Bloomberg: Lord's Resistance Army Kills 189 in Congo Attack... (December 29, 2008) According to The United Nations, the villagers were killed by the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group of Uganda who has been hiding inside Congo since being evicted from Uganda five years ago.Fox News: More Than 100 Hacked to Death in Congo Church Massacre (December 29, 2008)
Lord's Resistance Army
The Lord's Resistance Army is a rebel group of Uganda, which seeks to overthrow the country's government. The rebels were driven out from Uganda by the military and currently hide in Congo. The group describes themselves as a Christian army that wants to establish a Ugandan government based on Christianity. The group is responsible for killing tens of thousands of people, kidnapping young children and forcing them to become sex slaves or fighters.International Herald Tribune: ...Ugandan rebels massacre nearly 200... (December 29, 2008)-
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