Chanichani, Jul 23, 2021, SPA -- At least 16 people were killed and eight injured in an attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces rebels in Congo's North Kivu province, the military said. Others remain missing after the ambush that took place Thursday on a road between the towns of Chanichani and Mayi-Moya, around 45 kilometers (30miles) north of Beni, AP reported. The civilians were traveling in a truck that was in a convoy with a military escort. When the convoy was attacked their truck, heavily laden with goods, overturned. At least 16 people were killed, the chief medical officer of the Oicha zone, Dr. Jerome Kambale Munuambethe, confirmed. He said others are in critical condition. --SPA 20:08 LOCAL TIME 17:08 GMT 0026 www.spa.gov.sa/w1590067