East Congo mayor urges vigilance after five killed in suicide bombing

Police officers inspect the scene of a bomb explosion in Beni (Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/AP)

Authorities in Congo urged churches, restaurants and hotels to step up security, fearing more violence after a suicide bomber killed five people in eastern Congo in the first attack of its kind.

Beni mayor Narcisse Muteba, a police colonel, warned owners of popular venues in the town that they needed to add security guards with metal detectors because “terrorists” could strike again.