Red-Tabara group claims responsibility for assault in Vugizo that killed 12 children, three women and five men
An attack by rebels in western Burundi has killed 20 people, all but one of them civilians, the central African country’s government has said.
The attack was claimed by the Red-Tabara rebel group, which in its own statement said it had killed 10 members of the security forces. The attack occurred on Friday evening in the town of Vugizo, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where the rebels have a base.
