KIGALI, Rwanda
Rwanda says it didn't arm rebels accused of a grenade attack, despite Burundi's accusations. Relations between the two countries remain tense.
"We call on Burundi to
solve its own internal problems and not associate Rwanda with such despicable
matters," government spokesperson Yolande Makolo said in a statement
Sunday.
Burundi's interior ministry
blamed the grenade attack on Friday that injured 38 people on RED-Tabara rebels
and said the group was backed by Rwanda. The rebel group denied responsibility
for the attack.
Relations between Rwanda and
Burundi have deteriorated since early this year when Burundian President
Evariste Ndayishimiye renewed accusations that Rwanda was funding and training
the RED-Tabara rebels, who oppose the Burundi government.
Burundian authorities consider
RED-Tabara a terrorist movement and accuse its members of being part of a
failed coup attempt in 2015. The group first appeared in 2011 and has been
accused of a string of attacks in Burundi since 2015.
In January, the Rwandan
government accused Burundi of closing the border between the two countries, two
weeks after an attack that Burundi said was carried out by the RED-Tabara
group.
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