A bomb exploded at a restaurant in Congo as people gathered on Christmas Day, killing at least seven people in a town where Islamic extremists are known to be active. Heavy gunfire rang out after the bomb went off.
Heavy gunfire rang out shortly after the bomb went off, with panicked crowds fleeing the town’s center.
“Investigations are underway to find the perpetrators of this terrorist attack,” he told The Associated Press.
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