A senior Muslim cleric in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been shot dead while praying in the main mosque in Beni city, APA reports citing BBC.
The gunman shot Sheikh Ali Amini during evening prayers on Saturday and then fled, a human rights activist said.
The cleric was a strong critic of Islamic militancy in the region, Reuters news agency reports.
Eastern DR Congo has been badly hit by instability, including attacks claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group.
Many armed groups operate in eastern DR Congo, a legacy of the conflicts that gripped the region in the 1990s.
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