180 Congolese refugees massacred at U.N. camp

Sunday, August 15, 2004

GATUMBA, Burundi -- Attackers with machetes and automatic weapons raided a U.N. refugee camp in western Burundi, shooting and hacking to death at least 180 men, women and children, U.N. officials said.

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