Three Italian nuns found murdered in Burundi

Two suspects detained by police for questioning

Three Italian nuns were found murdered over the weekend in the north of Burundi’s capital, officials and a priest in the African state said yesterday.

Police said two suspects had been detained for questioning. A statement put out by the nuns’ order said “the murders appeared to be the tragic outcome of an armed robbery or a vendetta”.

Fr Mario Pulicini, responsible for the parish in Kamenge, a northern suburb of Bujumbura, named the nuns as Lucia Pulici, (75), and Olga Raschietti (82). He said they were found dead in their dormitory on Sunday.

The third nun, 79-year-old Bernadetta Boggian, was found early yesterday morning, he said.

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– (Reuters)