Detonations of heavy and light weapons were heard in the Buringa zone, in Gihanga district, Bubanza province (western Burundi) leaving cajualities, several correspondents in the region reported Monday.
Local media in Burundi reported that the attackers reportedly came from Rukoko Park located along the river Rusizi separating Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Red Tabara, an armed group of Burundian origin based in South Kivu (eastern DRC) claimed responsibility for the attack.
The provisional toll shows two people killed and one injured. The material damage is reported to be considerable, according to the reports
According to a resident of this zone, it was a group of heavily armed men.
This is the second attack perpetrated by alleged rebels on the border between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a span of two months.
In December last year, An attack by rebels in western Burundi killed 20 people, all but one of them civilians.
The attack was then claimed by the Red-Tabara rebel group, which in its own statement said it had killed 10 members of the security forces.
The then evening attack occurred in the town of Vugizo, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where the rebels have a base.
Formed in 2011, Red-Tabara is thought to have between 500 and 800 fighters and has been behind most of the deadly attacks in Burundi since 2015.
Following the attack, Burundian authorities closed the border with Rwanda accusing its neighbour of supporting rebels who carried out attacks on its soil.
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