On Saturday, December 15th unknown attackers set fire to three passenger vehicles, killing two civilians and injuring eight the following day, in Cyitabi Sector of Nyamagabe District in Southern Rwanda.
After the attack, the Military Spokesperson, Lt Col Innocent Munyengango said the RDF was pursuing the attackers who he said had fled into Nyungwe Forest.
“Following Saturday’s attack in Kitabi Sector, the RDF has pursued the assailants and killed three while the rest fled to Burundi. The RDF also rescued civilians who were missing after the attack,” says RDF statement released yesterday December 17th, 2018.
“The RDF engaged and killed three of the fleeing assailants and the rest escaped into Burundi. We have also rescued all the civilians that the assailants attempted to abduct, some received counseling before being sent home. We also recovered several items stolen from victims but many of them had been destroyed. Of the civilians injured in the Saturday attack and undergoing treatment, two have succumbed to injuries,” the Military Spokesperson Lt Col Innocent Munyengango said.
The RDF reiterates that the road is clear, safe for all the traffic and the area secure.
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