/ 21 July 1999

CONGO BOMB KILLS 44

A BOMB attack left 44 people dead at a church in Congo-Brazzaville at the weekend, a local legislator said on Tuesday. The attack occurred during mass at a church in Mouyondzi, some 160km west of the capital Brazzaville, lawmaker Jacqueline Mamouni said over pro-government Radio Liberte. Mamouni, who is from Mouyondzi, blamed the attack on supporters of ousted president Pascal Lissouba. Her allegation could not be independently confirmed.