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Burundi bar attack leaves
many dead
At least 36 dead after unknown gunmen raid
bar near capital, Bujumbura, raising fears of
fresh civil war.
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2011 09: 09
Escalating violence has raised fears of a
resumption of all- out conflict [AFP ]
At least 36 people have been killed
after unknown gunmen opened fire at a
crowded bar near the Burundi capital,
Bujumbura, officials say .
The number of dead could rise as some people
were critically injured in the raid, they say.
The attackers raided the bar in Gatumba area ,
some 13km west of Bujumbura, which lies in a
stronghold of the former National Liberation
Forces rebels whose leader Agathon Rwasa has
been blamed for a recent spate of attacks .
"Those who attacked us are not just bandits.
They are fighters, rebels. I swear because I saw
them," said one wounded victim who did not
want to be identified.
"Dozens of people, some in military uniform and
with Kalashnikov rifles and grenades entered
'Chez les Amis ' bar. They told everyone to lie
down and began shooting ," a survivor , who lost
two siblings and a friend told the AFP news
agency.
Hospitals were swamped with the injured and
doctors struggled to cope with the influx.
Doctors overwhelmed
A doctor who only gave his name as Leonard
said he was totally overwhelmed. "We are
lacking blood , equipment and medicine to treat
all the injured ," he said.
AFP said that dead bodies had been left in a
parking lot at one hospital.
Similar deadly raids have become more
common in the past year, since the opposition
boycotted elections, accusing President Pierre
Nkurunziza's party of fraud.
Rwasa has accused state officials of massacring
and torturing more than 100 of his supporters.
The small central African country is still
struggling to emerge from 13 years of civil war
that erupted in 1993 and left some 300 ,000
people dead .
The escalating violence has raised fears of a
resumption of all- out conflict.
Topics in this article
People
Agathon Rwasa
Pierre Nkurunziza
Country
Burundi
City
Bujumbura
Organisation
Pierre Nkurunziza' s party
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Beelweynta Hussein Hutu and Taha Tutsi were reconciled in Mogadishu in 1972 and the TFG should being the two together to Xamar for a peace conference.

The Tutsis in Burundi are neglected and marginalised. they need to fight for their right.good to go

I see sending their milities to mogadishu hasn't moved their troubles from the homeland to mogadishu as theyd hoped

let the hutus kill each other and be cursed for sending their militias to a land of islam.

When Hutu fight they really fight merciless battles then quickly kiss and make up. Sprint-wars

Compared to the somali marathon-wars Their's appears far more civilised.

Or at least has less impact on their states.

Perhabs it is all in the natural build of the Warrior in question.

Cirwaq,

Somali wars can come to a rapid conclusion if there was no foreign interference.

We need to arm these bantus so they can finish eachother

If shababs are not finished quickly you'll see many African rebels getting training and support from them in the near future.

^ they're not quite that clever

civil war in Africa has been a trend for quite some time now

AbdiWahab252 wrote:Cirwaq,

Somali wars can come to a rapid conclusion if there was no foreign interference.

Foreign interference

Since that has already occured which group do you leave disadvantaged when the interference is suspended