Twelve rangers among 16 killed in ambush at DRC gorilla park

Sixty Hutu rebel fighters suspected of attack on civilians in Virunga national park

Suspected Hutu militiamen have killed 16 people, including 12 rangers, in the Virunga national park, a Democratic Republic of the Congo government official has said, in the deadliest attack in the park's recent history.

The park in eastern DRC, home to critically endangered mountain gorillas as well as hundreds of other rare species, has faced repeated incursions and attacks by local armed groups.