UN probing allegations that Tutsi soldiers killed by non-Tutsi colleagues

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is investigating reports that more than two dozen ethnic Tutsi soldiers were recently murdered by non-Tutsi fellow soldiers of the national army in the eastern region, a spokesman for the world body said today.

The human rights section of the UN Organization Mission in the DRC (MONUC) was aware of the allegations and was investigating them, spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at the daily headquarters briefing in New York.

The killings of the Congolese Tutsis, also known as Banyamulenge, allegedly took place in the towns of Walunga, Shabunda and in Bukavu at Camp Sayo, he said.