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| Italian nuns killed in Burundi convent attack | Italian nuns killed in Burundi convent attack |
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| Two elderly Italian nuns have been killed at their convent in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi. | Two elderly Italian nuns have been killed at their convent in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi. |
| The motive for the killings is not yet known. Police in the city are said to be hunting a man who was seen leaving the convent with a knife in his hand. | The motive for the killings is not yet known. Police in the city are said to be hunting a man who was seen leaving the convent with a knife in his hand. |
| The nuns - named as Lucia Pulici and Olga Raschietti - belonged to the Xaverian Catholic order, according to Italian news agency, Ansa. | |
| Their deaths were announced by the Diocese of Parma in Italy. | Their deaths were announced by the Diocese of Parma in Italy. |
| In 2011, a Croatian nun and an Italian aid worker were killed in a botched robbery in northern Burundi. | In 2011, a Croatian nun and an Italian aid worker were killed in a botched robbery in northern Burundi. |
| Burundi is one of the world's poorest nations, with an economy that depends heavily on tea and coffee exports. | Burundi is one of the world's poorest nations, with an economy that depends heavily on tea and coffee exports. |
| It has been struggling to overcome the legacy of a 12-year civil war between rival ethnic groups. | It has been struggling to overcome the legacy of a 12-year civil war between rival ethnic groups. |