About 11 people kidnapped by rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been released after days of fighting, a military spokesman has told AP news agency.
Capt Mak Hazukay Mongba said that 11 residents of Mamundioma village were freed near the Virunga National Park after the military intensified an operation against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group.
The ADF seized the 11 after an attack on Friday.
The released hostages said their captors told them to call on the military to halt operations against the ADF.
The group has killed more than 1,000 people in eastern DR Congo since October 2014, according to AP.
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