At least 64 people, some who were attending funeral services at a Catholic church in Ntoyo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, were killed in an attack by Islamic extremists on September 8, said the charity Aid to the Church in Need.
The attack was attributed to the group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which is affiliated with ISIS. Ntoyo is located in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the North Kivu province.
At approximately 9 p.m. on September 8, ADF militants attacked the funeral with machetes, killing dozens. The attack continued into the morning hours of September 9.
“The victims were caught off guard at a mourning ceremony,” Macaire Sivikunula, a local administrator, told Reuters.