Buruntuma
Village in Gabú Region, Guinea-Bissau
12°26′N 13°39′W / 12.433°N 13.650°W / 12.433; -13.650Buruntuma is a village in the Gabú Region of north-eastern Guinea-Bissau. It lies on the border with Guinea, to the southeast of Canquelifá.[citation needed]
History
On 24 February 1970, a group of terrorists attacked Buruntuma with heavy guns and grenades; it became known as the "Buruntuma massacre".[1]
References
- ^ Eppstein, John (1972). Does God say kill?: an investigation of the justice of current fighting in Africa. Tom Stacey Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-85468-204-1.
External links
- Maplandia World Gazetteer
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