location: Vugizo
notes: Four people were killed Tuesday night in two separate incidents in Burundi. In one of the incidents, the police and the army organized a joint operation to dislodge a group of gunmen at Vugizo in the southern Makamba province. Military sources in Bujumbura say the army and police exchanged fire with gunmen at Vugizo in the south of Burundi. Security forces worked on a tip off that a group of gunmen was circulating in the area. Army spokesman Gaspard Baratuza says two gunmen were killed and two others captured. Two of the attackers had deserted from security forces.
target_text: location: Vugizo, fatalities: 4