DR Congo probes deadly crackdown on separatist sect

The DR Congo government said on Tuesday it had opened a secret military probe into security forces whom Human Rights Watch accused of using “excessive lethal force” against a separatist sect last month, killing at least 55 people. The offensive against Bundu Dia Kongo took place April 13-24 in Kinshasa and the neighbouring Kongo Central province, HRW alleged in a report, adding that scores more were wounded in the clashes. The BDK aims to revive…