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Two students, teacher killed in DR Congo school attack

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Two students and a teacher killed in a primary school in Democratic Republic of Congo. The attack was made by some unidentified gunmen. According to sources, several other teachers were kidnapped. Felix Tshisekedi, DRC President said in a statement that  two students died when fighting broke out in North Kivu province on Thursday morning. He did not give any other details. 

President said that the exam centres are protected by the army because of endemic security problems. It was not clear whether the students were targets of the fighting or caught in the crossfire, also the casualties are not clear yet. 

Data source: Al Jazeera

TOA Correspondent

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