Tanzania asked to arrest Rutana killers

The Burundi government has identified nine assailants who it says are responsible for murdering seven Burundians and two international UN workers during a visit to displaced people at Muzye in Rutana province in October. Presenting the findings of a government enquiry into the murders, Justice Minister Terence Sinunguruza told journalists on Wednesday the attackers were members of the rebel Forces de defense pour la democratie (FDD) who had returned to rear bases in Tanzania. He said the government had called on the international community and the Tanzanian government to arrest the nine people, whose names and places of origin are given in the report. The report also blames the governor of Rutana province for not providing sufficient security measures "knowing that the hills surrounding Muzye were a combat zone". The governor has since been dismissed. The report concluded that the incident occurred "as a result of poor preparation mixed with imprecisions in the organisation of the visit".