WEB DESK
At least 26 people have been killed and seven others wounded in an attack in northwest Burundi. According to officials, the attack took place in the province of Cibitoke, located near Burundi’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The violence came shortly before Burundians vote on 17 May in a controversial referendum that could extend presidential term limits.
The government has in recent weeks deployed soldiers to border areas after accusing exiled opposition groups of seeking to disrupt the vote.