UN: Three mass graves found in Congo

Three mass graves have been discovered in an eastern area of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the DRC formerly controlled by a rebel warlord that has been the scene of recent clashes, the United Nations said today.

Maj. Gabriel De Brosses, a spokesman for the UN peacekeeping force in the DRC, said the graves were found on Monday in Rubare, a village about 40 miles north of the regional capital, Goma.