Two killed in grenade blasts in Burundi's capital


  • World
  • Wednesday, 26 May 2021

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Unknown assailants set off four grenades in Burundi's capital Bujumbura late on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding several others, police said.

One victim died instantly when the grenades went off in three different places as dusk fell, while one assailant was arrested after being wounded by his own grenade.

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