Three wildlife rangers killed in attack by violent militia in DRC
by Naomi Larsson from on (#2ZDYT)
Three wildlife rangers at DRC's Virunga national park were killed this week in an ambush by Mai Mai rebels, bringing this year's fatalities to eight
Three rangers have been killed and another is missing after an attack by violent militia in Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, bringing the number of fatalities in the park this year to eight.
The park rangers, Charles Paluku Syaira, Jonas Paluku Malyani and Pacifique Musubao Fikirini were murdered on the morning of Monday 14 August during a routine patrol around the park, which is home to critically endangered mountain gorilla.