FBIS4-23713 "drafr114_a_94001"
FBIS-AFR-94-114 Daily Report 13 Jun 1994
CENTRAL AFRICA Burundi

Attack in Kayanza, Shooting in Bujumbura Reported

Attack in Kayanza, Shooting in Bujumbura Reported

Fifteen Killed; 5 Injured

EA1306191394 Dakar PANA in English 1710 GMT 13 Jun 94 EA1306191394 Dakar PANA English BFN [Text] Bujumbura, 13 Jun (PANA) -- An armed attack on Monday [13 June] morning killed fifteen civilians and seriously wounded five in the center of Kayanza, a town in the central Burundian province of Kayanza, at the border with Butare (southern Rwanda), Burundian radio announced on Monday. Quoting the Kayanza District commander, the radio added that the streets of the town were deserted. The inhabitants who were surprised in their sleep by the attack remained at home waiting for calm to return. A similar attack occurred last weekend when grenades were thrown into a pub, seriously wounding eleven people, one of whom died in hospital and two are still in a critical state, medical sources said. Since Friday, violent clashes have been taking place between the regular Army and armed gangs based on the hills around Bujumbura, the Burundian capital. Burundian radio, quoting military sources, said the death toll was six among the assailants and two among the military. Interim president Sylvestre Ntibantunganya is currently in Tunis attending the 30th summit of OAU heads of states and governments.