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20 killed in attack near Burundi-DRC border

CGTN

At least 20 people were killed in an attack on Friday night near the Burundi-the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border by unidentified gunmen, a Burundian government spokesperson said on Saturday afternoon.

Jerome Niyonzima, the secretary-general and spokesman of the Burundian government, said in a statement to the press that the attack happened in Gatumba, Mutimbuzi district in west Burundi's Bujumbura province, targeting mostly women and children. 

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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