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Eight civilians died in an assault on a health centre in DR Congo's North Kivu province, local sources said Thursday, blaming ADF militia linked to the Islamic State group.

The group arrived from Ituri province to Mantumbi on Wednesday, Beni territory civil society leader Omar Kalisia told reporters.

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