At least 26 dead by attack in Burundi

bujumbura - An armed gang attacked a village in Burundi and killed at least 26 inhabitants. At least eight other people were injured by this attack on the Ruhagarika resort, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. That is what the Burundian Minister of Public Safety Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni announced on Saturday.

According to Bunyoni, the perpetrators were Congolese terrorists, who immediately crossed the border after the attack. Burundi has asked the Congolese authorities to track down and arrest the murderers, all around twenty and dressed in military uniforms. Their motive is unclear, as well as to which group they belong.

Possibly they were mainly out to sow unrest. In Burundi, 17 May a controversial referendum is held on an extension of the presidential term to seven years. Human rights organizations believe that the polls will not be free and fair.

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