Dozens of corpses lie in streets day after Burundi attacks: witnesses By AFP

Gitega, Burundi.Photo; wikimedia






At least 39 dead bodies were seen lying in the
streets of the Burundi capital, Bujumbura, on
Saturday, witnesses said, a day after coordinated
armed assaults on three military bases.
Witnesses and journalists in Nyakabiga, a hotspot
neighbourhood for anti-government protests in
recent months, reported seeing at least 20
corpses, some apparently shot at close range.
Other witnesses reported further bodies seen
lying in streets in other parts of the city.
One witness described some of the victims as
“kids” and said they had been shot execution-
style “through the top of the skull”.
“It is an absolute horror, those who committed
this are war criminals,” the witness told AFP.
In the neighbouring Rohero II at least five dead
bodies — again young people — were found on
the main road, residents said.
In Musaga, close to a military college that was
attacked by armed men early on Friday, a local
official said there were more than a dozen
corpses in the streets. “I have counted 14 dead
bodies with my own eyes,” he said, blaming
“soldiers and police” for the killings.
Several residents contacted by AFP accused the
police of rounding up young men after Friday’s
attacks and executing them.
“Most of those killed are young heads of
households who were at home… it’s carnage,
there is no other word for it,” said an outraged
resident of Nyakabiga.
Burundian officials could not be reached for
comment early on Saturday.

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