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The border between Rwanda and Burundi at Akanyaru, seen in August 2016, shortly after cross-border travel and trade became more difficult. (Photo by STEPHANIE AGLIETTI / AFP)
- Rwanda says it has nothing to do with the RED-Tabara rebel group, which Burundi says it arms.
- Burundi blames RED-Tabara for a grenade attack in Bujumbura on Friday.
- The group denies responsibility.
Rwanda on Sunday dismissed a Burundi assertion that it armed a rebel group accused of grenade explosions that wounded dozens, heightening strained relations between the East African neighbours.
At least 38 people were injured in the attack on Friday in Bujumbura, Burundi’s interior ministry said, laying the blame on the RED-Tabara rebels.
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