Gang kills 23 in NW Burundi:

An unknown armed gang killed at least 23 people on Friday night in an attack on a village in northwest Burundi, a local official said.

“We have already counted 23 people killed, including men, women and children, but the toll could increase as we continue to search for victims,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Witnesses described an hours-long orgy of violence and said a further 10 people were wounded by a group armed with guns and knives who also set fire to buildings in a village in the Cibitoke province bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.

“These criminals went house to house and committed real carnage,” said the official, saying he was “horrified” by the violence. (AFP)