An estimated quarter of a million people have been murdered in this small central African country as part of a campaign of terror conducted by the minority ruling tribe. the Tutsis. Last summer this campaign was reportedly limited to the educated. leadership elements of the majority Hutu tribe in reprisal for an attempted coup detat. Apparently. the killings are no longer selective. Although reporters have been barred from Burundi. some news has been received from refugees who are now streaming into the neighboring African countries of Tanzania. Rwanda. and Zaire. These reports indicate that the ruling Micombero Government has resumed its slaughter of innocent Hutus and is now systematically killing Hutus of every age. sex. or educational level.
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