Burundi

Burundi: a grenade blast kills two in a bar

At least two people were killed and several others injured in a bar by a grenade attack in the Burundian capital, Gitega, police said.

Reports from the city say the attack occurred in a bar, near a busy bus stand, on Sunday evening as people gathered for a drink.

The attack occurred a day after the RED-Tabara rebel group claims the attack of the international airport in the commercial capital, Bujumbura.

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Gitega police chief assures that several suspects had been apprehended and investigations were continuing to identify who exactly was behind the attack.

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