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Article: Hutu Rebels Kill 40 Villagers in Burundi
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- October 12, 1996
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Hutu rebels killed 40 villagers in Burundi's southwest province
of
Bururi Friday, said spokesman of the Burundian army
Lieutenant-Colonel Isaie Nibizi in the Burundian capital of
Bujumbura
today.
"The attack took place in the commune of Burambi. They killed and
burned the houses. The victims were mostly those who could not flee,
as women, children and the elderly," said Isaie Nibizi quoted by
Agence France Presse (AFP). Burambi is about 50 kilometers south of
Bujumbura.
Meanwhile, Radio Burundi said that many of the houses in the
village were burned down, and cattle were taken away by the
attackers.
Most of the inhabitants of the village have fled to the town of
Rumonge, about 20 kilometers ...