Tutsi general 'killed in Burundi attack'

25 April 2016 - 11H25

 
 
 
 
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© AFP/File | Burundi General Athanase Kararuza led the African Union-led mission to the Central African Republic in 2014

by Natalie Duval and Biodun Iginla, France24, Nairobi

NAIROBI - 

A Tutsi general and security advisor to Burundi's vice-president was killed in an attack by heavily armed men on Monday, along with his wife and daughter, a security source said.

General Athanase Kararuza was dropping his daughter off at school when they were attacked by unidentified men, the high-ranking security source said.

The Burundian presidency's spokesman confirmed the report.

© 2016 AFP