National mourning in the DRC after the massacre which would have left "at least 100 dead"

A three-day national mourning began Saturday in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the alleged massacre of civilians in the east of the country for which the government now evokes a balance sheet of "

" dead.

The DRC army and authorities on Thursday accused M23 rebels of having "

" at least 50 civilians two days earlier in Kishishe, a village in Rutshuru territory about 70 km north of Goma, chief -place of the province of North Kivu.

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The M23 denied being the author of this killing, the toll of which is difficult to establish from an independent source due to lack of access to this area under rebel control.

During the Council of Ministers held on Friday, "

" of the M23, according to the account made read in the evening by the Minister of Communication and government spokesman Patrick Muyaya.

"

", President Félix Tshisekedi, "

", he continued, specifying that the flags would be lowered to half-mast on the whole territory during this period.

The mourning will end on Monday with the organization of a "

" intended to raise funds for "

" to be provided to the victims of the violence in the east of the country, added the spokesperson.

Since news broke of the massacre, calls for an independent investigation have grown.

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At the same Council of Ministers, the President "

,” the spokesperson said.

The M23, a former Tutsi rebellion defeated in 2013, took up arms again at the end of last year.

Kinshasa accuses Rwanda of supporting it, arming it and even fighting alongside it, which Kigali denies.