Attack on a Congo gold mine kills 6 Chinese miners and 2 Congolese soldiers

"A militia attack on a gold mine in northeastern Congo killed six Chinese miners and two Congolese soldiers the latest assault as violence worsens in the resource-rich region.

The attack targeted the village of Gambala and the nearby "Camp Blanquette" gold mine in the Ituri province.....the militiamen set homes ablaze and then attacked the mine, which is guarded by a competing armed group, the Zaire Militia." AN