At least 60 killed in Hutu rebel attacks, says UN

The United Nations mission in DR Congo revealed that at least 60 people were killed last weekend in a "massacre" in the east of the country blamed on Rwandan Hutu rebels. At least 60 people were killed last weekend in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during attacks blamed on Rwandan Hutu rebels, the country's UN mission said Friday, almost doubling its last toll.In a statement, MONUC spoke of a "massacre" during a "murderous raid" by rebels "against the civilian population" in Busurungi, a Nord-Kivu village located near Sud-Kivu province."A special helicopter mission... arrived at the scene (Thursday) and has now established a situation of total desolation."The area is completely deserted and has been destroyed by flames," it added.The killings took place in an attack on May 9 and 10.According to a UN military source contacted by AFP, the locals were "killed by bullet or with machetes."The midweek tally given by the UN mission known as MONUC was 35, with another two dozen now reported injured in the bloody rampage after inspectors descended on the town.Three women and a child are classed as seriously wounded "massacre survivors" and have been taken for specialist hospital treatment, the mission added."Several local sources and witnesses have pointed the finger at the FDLR (the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda) which has attacked several villages over the past few weeks," MONUC said Wednesday.