Congolese militia decapitates more than 40 policemen as violence grows

The ambush took place in Kasai Central where the UN is searching for missing US and Swedish investigators

A Congolese militia group has decapitated 42 policemen after ambushing them in an increasingly violent region where the United Nations is searching for missing American and Swedish investigators, according to a local official.

Members of the Kamwina Nsapu militia staged the attack between the cities of Tshikapa and Kananga on Friday, according to the provincial assembly president Francois Kalamba. The militia members freed six policemen because they spoke the local Tshiluba language, he said.