Nyamagabe bus shooting explained

Nyamagabe bus shooting
Location:Nyamagabe, Southern Province, Rwanda
Type:Mass shooting
Fatalities:2
Injuries:6
Perpetrators:Rwanda Movement for Democratic Change (suspected)

On 18 June 2022, a public passenger bus was attacked in Nyamagabe District, Southern Province, Rwanda, killing two people.

The bus was driving on the road between Nyambage and Rusizi, crossing through the Nyungwe Forest,[1] in the Kitabi sector of Nyamagabe.[2] The perpetrators stormed the bus and killed the bus driver, then shot and killed a passenger, managing to injure six other passengers.[3] Rwandan authorities described the attackers as "armed thugs" and suspected the armed FLN wing of the rebel Rwanda Movement for Democratic Change (RMDC) of responsibility.[4] The FLN had previously carried out terrorist attacks in Rwanda in 2018 and 2019,[5] which together killed nine people.

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-06-19 . Suspected militants shoot at bus in southwestern Rwanda, kill two . en . Reuters . 2022-06-19.
  2. Web site: 2022-06-19 . Two killed in suspected FLN attack in Nyungwe . 2022-06-19 . The New Times Rwanda . en.
  3. Web site: Presse . AFP-Agence France . Two Killed In Suspected Rebel Attack In Rwanda: Police . 2022-06-19 . www.barrons.com . en-US.
  4. Web site: Agencies . The New Arab Staff & . 2022-06-18 . Rwanda: Two killed in suspected rebel attack on bus . 2022-06-19 . english.alaraby.co.uk . en.
  5. Web site: Deux morts dans une attaque contre un bus dans une ville rwandaise . 2022-06-19 . VOA . fr.