- At least 36 people have been killed by uknown gunmen at Gatumba in Bujumbura(Watu 36 wameuawa na watu wasiojulikana Gatumba Bujumbura, baada ya watu wenye bunduki kuvamia baa moja iliyokuwa imejaa na kuanza kuwafyatulia risasi watu waliokuwa kwenye baa hiyo)
Parents get treatment on the floor on one of the hospitals in Burundi capital Bujumbura
A local hospital is reportedly unable to cope with the wounded, while dead bodies have been left in a car park.
Burundi's last rebel group officially laid downs its arms in 2009 but sporadic attacks have continued.
The BBC's Prime Ndikumagenge in Bujumbura says it is the most deadly attack since last year's disputed poll.
Former rebel leader Agathon Rwasa withdrew from the presidential election and fled the country after his National Liberation Forces (FNL) accused the governing party of fraud.
The government has blamed recent attacks on bandits but our correspondent says some fear a new rebel group has emerged.
Presidential trip cancelled "Dozens of people, some in [military] uniform and with Kalashnikov [rifles] and grenades entered 'Chez les Amis' bar. They told everyone to lie down and began shooting," a survivor who lost two siblings and a friend told the AFP news agency.
A doctor who only gave his name as Leonard said the hospital where he worked was "totally overwhelmed" by the number of wounded.
"We are lacking blood, equipment and medicine to treat all the injured," he said.
AFP reports that dead bodies had been left in a car park at one hospital.
President Pierre Nkurunziza visited the scene of the attack in Gatumba and vowed to bring those responsible to justice.
Sources:TZMPAKAAU,BBC
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