50 to 80 people were killed in vicious machete attacks 10 km from Beni yesterday. The rationale for such a gruesome slaughter of innocent civilians has not yet been articulated in media reports. The attacks were made just east of the Beni airport and towards the Ugandan border, likely well within thick forests. A strong force of both Congolese and UN soldiers are located in Beni, but they are proving to be completely ineffective in preventing over 200 deaths at the hands of the ADF.
Indian UN Base in Beni
This 11 second video shows the density of the forest near Beni from our 2006 trip. We called it the Broccoli Forest.
Bens in Congo 
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