title: Buruntuma
text: # Buruntuma
  
  Buruntuma is a village in the Gabú Region of north-eastern Guinea-Bissau. It lies on the border with Guinea, to the southeast of Canquelifá.
  
  ## History
  
  On 24 February 1970, a group of terrorists attacked Buruntuma with heavy guns and grenades; it became known as the "Buruntuma massacre".
  
  