Prime niyongabo biography for kids
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The Army Chief of Staff survived an assassination attempt
It was like a thunderbolt when the news spread in the morning on Friday, 11 September. A team of men fully armed and dressed in military fatigues had ambushed the vehicle of General-Major Prime Niyongabo and his escort on the Rumonge National Road RN3.
By Abbas Mbazumutima and Dieudonné Hakizimana translated by Diane Uwimana
General-Major Prime Niyongabo survived an attack @iwacu
The chief of Staff survived the attack that took place a hundred of meters from the Muha Bridge on National Road RN3.
“There was a heavy shooting of automatic arms, rocket and grenade explosions.
Prime niyongabo biography for kids
His vehicle, a jeep V8, was damaged on the right tire. It drove slowly but it continued.”
According to eyewitnesses, a bus transporting police officials and civil personnel of the Ministry of Public Security, sustained fire and one person was killed instantly.
“The jeep of the General overtook the bus and escaped the barrage of the gunfire. It arri