BUJUMBURA, Burundi: Fishermen in Burundi have found several corpses with limbs bound or stuffed in sacks, floating in a lake bordering Rwanda, government officials said yesterday.
Some 40 bodies have been found in the lake since July, according to fisherman in the Burundian town of Giteranyi, the president of their association Sadiki Nyandwyi told AFP by telephone. Burundi’s government confirmed corpses had been discovered but could not give a total figure.
“There are many bodies, some tied, floating on Lake Rweru, although probably the figure of 40 reported by fishermen is exaggerated,” Burundian Interior Minister Edouard Nduwimana said. “But it is certain that there are many floating bodies in the lake.” Five have been found in the past week, local government officials said. On Monday, a joint Burundi-Rwanda government and police team discovered three bodies, two of them wrapped in a large bag, according to local government officials.
AFP
