2014 Mutarule attack
| 2014 South Kivu attack | |
|---|---|
Location of South Kivu in Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Location | Mutarule, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Coordinates | 2°59′3″S 29°5′35″E |
| Date | 6–7 June 2014 |
| Deaths | Around 35 |
On the night of June 6–7, 2014, the village of Mutarule, near Luberizi, in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, was attacked. Around 35 people were killed in the attack, with the exact count varying. It is thought the attack was revenge for the death of a cattle herder who died in a failed robbery. The attack may have also been ethnically motivated.
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