 An Imam representing the Islamic community in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Benitown has been shot dead by rebels on Saturday evening while praying at the mosque. The mayor of Benitown in Norskivi province, Modeste Batwamaha, said Sheikh Ali Amin was killed around 7 p.m. local time. Military officials in the region, contacted by Anadolu Agency, said there were serious threats to the Imam who opposed radicalism and local armed groups. The assassins have not yet been identified. The Allied Democratic Forces group is however active in Eastern DRC.