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Mass grave discovered in Burundi capital

Xinhua, March 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

The mayor of Bujumbura, Burundi's capital, Freddy Nzeyimana, has revealed that a mass grave had been discovered in the city's Ntahangwa urban commune.

"The criminals who are under arrest told us that at least 30 people could have been buried in the grave. One of them said he had himself buried three people in a sack," Nzeyimana said on Monday evening.

Regarding the date of the death of victims in the mass grave, the mayor said it could be around April last year, at the start of protests against a third term bid by President Pierre Nkurunziza.

He said investigations will be launched to identify those killed, but affirmed that it could be youth group affiliated to the ruling party, popularly known as "Imbonerakure".

The discovery of the mass grave coincided with Monday's arrival in Bujumbura of three UN independent experts charged with the responsibility of investigating human rights violations in Burundi. The experts will be in the country until March 8. Enditem