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Armed gang kills 26 people ahead of Burundi referendum

An armed group has killed 26 people in northwest Burundi, the security minister said Saturday, days ahead of a constitutional referendum that could see President Pierre Nkurunziza rule until 2034.

Alain Guillaume Bunyoni said that the attackers were "terrorists" from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

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