KINSHASA, DR Congo: About 300 people died in an attack on villagers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week that was blamed on the M23 rebel group, a government official said on Monday.

The government has been locked in a monthslong conflict with the notorious armed group, with the latest violence coming just five days after a ceasefire was agreed between the rebels and Congolese forces.

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