Congo govt raises toll from attack in east to more than 270

BENI, Congo (AP) ” Congo's government dramatically increased the death toll from a massacre last week they blamed on M23 rebels, saying Monday that 270 people had been killed in an attack that broke a fragile cease-fire agreement. M23's chairman challenged the figure and accused Congo's government of creating a diversion from other atrocities in the region that he says have been committed by government soldiers and their allies. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]