Gunmen Kill 15, Raze Minibuses In Burundi

Gunmen Kill 15, Raze Minibuses In Burundi
Gunmen Kill 15, Raze Minibuses In Burundi
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No fewer than 15 people have been killed in central Burundi with at least 2 mini-buses burnt following an attack by gunmen.

The attack on Saturday evening was in Muramvya province, where 12 people died in a similar attack in May.

According to eyewitnesses, gunmen blocked a road with large stones under cover of darkness and then shot at the vehicles.

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Two minibuses were set ablaze in the violent attack.

Several wounded passengers were taken to hospitals.

Burundi’s interior ministry while describing the attack as terrorism explained that it was still unclear who was behind it.

 

AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK

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