UN monitoring mission says it has credible reports of at least 256 deaths since October . The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Friday it had credible reports that at least 256 people , including children , had been killed in ax and machete attacks since October in the Beni area of North Kivu province . Human Rights Watch says witnesses spoke of rebels killing people in ax and machete attacks . April : About 500 people have been displaced in and around Beni , North Kivu Province .
UN monitoring mission says it has credible reports of at least 256 deaths since October . Human Rights Watch says witnesses spoke of rebels killing people in ax and machete attacks . April : About 500 people have been displaced in and around Beni , North Kivu Province .