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Seventy Christians were allegedly decapitated by Islamist extremists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just over a week ago, but the group accused of carrying out the massacre has been terrorizing communities for over a decade.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
The group of 70 were taken to a Protestant church, where they were reportedly decapitated one by one.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Along these tracks, legend has it, a widow still searches for the remains of her husband, a railroad worker decapitated in an accident.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Both young women had been decapitated.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
The group of 70 were taken to a Protestant church, where they were reportedly decapitated one by one.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Along these tracks, legend has it, a widow still searches for the remains of her husband, a railroad worker decapitated in an accident.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Both young women had been decapitated.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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