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ISIS has claimed responsibility for a horror attack on worshippers at a Catholic church on Sunday. The attack left at least 43 people dead, including 19 women, 15 men and nine children.
USCIRF Chair Vick Hartzler called the attack "particularly disturbing as it targeted a place of worship during an evening service."
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Tuko News on MSNOver 38 people killed as armed gang sets Catholic church on fire in DRC
Suspected ADF rebels killed at least 38 people during a church vigil in Komanda, eastern DRC. Victims were attacked with machetes; shops were looted and burned.
According to initial reports, the terrorists stormed a Catholic church in northwestern DRC while they were participating in a prayer vigil.