In Democratic Republic of Congo, 22 civilians were killed in a massacre in the restive North Kivu province over the weekend. The bloodshed happened in Eringeti, a town 55 kilometres north of the regional hub Beni. For the past two years, the region around Beni has been afflicted by a series of massacres that have killed hundreds of civilians. <br/><br/>Congolese officials have blamed the attacks on the Allied Democratic Forces, a group of rebels dominated by puritanical Ugandan Muslims, but several expert reports have suggested that other groups, including elements within the Congolese army, took part in some killings.