DR Congo: Rebels kill 5 guards, 5 others in Okapi Wildlife Reserve; armed responses planned
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 26, 2012 (ENS) - Simba rebels known as Mai Mai Sunday attacked the Institute in Congo for the Conservation of Nature, ICCN, headquarters for the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Ituri Forest, killing at least five guards and five others.
John Lukas, founder of the Okapi Conservation Project based in Jacksonville, says at least five guards were killed in the early morning attack near the village of Epulu in the northeast area of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Buildings were looted and destroyed.