A homemade bomb exploded inside a Catholic church in Beni, DR Congo’s conflict-torn east, injuring two people just an hour before a children’s confirmation ceremony on Sunday.
The explosion occurred at 6:00 a.m. (0400 GMT) according to the head of police in Beni’s town hall, Narcisse Muteba Kashale, and experts from the UN mission in DR Congo told “us it is a home-made bomb, a bomb that was set up for an ambush.”
Two individuals were hurt in the incident, according to Beni’s vicar general Laurent Sondirya, which occurred before crowds had assembled for the Confirmation service.
He said “mass would not be postponed” because the ceremony would bring together children, their parents, and the devout.
Blood was observed at the church’s door following the explosion, while pieces of glass were spread inside and the sound equipment was destroyed.
