A second Rwanda-like crisis brewing in neighboring Burundi, many warn. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspaper)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: August 5, 1994| Author: | Copyright information 
    WASHINGTON _ Out of the public's eye, but seething with ethnic hatred, Burundi is another Rwanda in the making. 
    The horrors of Rwanda _ the tribal warfare, genocidal killings and flight of millions _ threaten to be repeated with grisly accuracy in neighboring Burundi, U.S. officials, diplomats and refugee advocates warn. 
    ``There's this sense of impending doom,'' said Jeff Drumtra, an expert on Africa for the U.S. Committee for Refugees. ``The only surprise is that Burundi hasn't exploded already.'' 
    Burundi is a small, crowded mirror of Rwanda. It not only shares a border ...

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