Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07BUJUMBURA79
2007-02-12 07:49:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Bujumbura
Cable title:
BURUNDI NAVAL OFFICIALS SEIZE EXPLOSIVES
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UNCLAS BUJUMBURA 000079
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/C AND DRL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL BY
SUBJECT: BURUNDI NAVAL OFFICIALS SEIZE EXPLOSIVES
UNCLAS BUJUMBURA 000079
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/C AND DRL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL BY
SUBJECT: BURUNDI NAVAL OFFICIALS SEIZE EXPLOSIVES
1. (U) On January 30, Burundian naval officials seized a
cache of approximately 1000 sticks of dynamite and detonators
discovered aboard a fishing boat that had crashed against
rocks near Nyanza-Lac, a village in Southern Burundi on the
shores of Lake Tanganyika not far from the Tanzanian border.
The explosives were found in sacks supposedly containing
fish. The boat's destination was Rumonge, a Burundian port
about one hour south of Bujumbura which is frequently used
for commerce across the lake.
2. (U) The Tanzanian-registered boat was privately owned and
crewed by three people including the boat's captain, the boat
owner's son and an unnamed crew member. Police arrested all
three, as well as two other unnamed people in Rumonge.
According to the Nyanza-Lac's Communal Administrator,
Burundians living in Tanzania may have transported the
explosives overland through Tanzania to the Burundi border
and placed them on the boat for delivery to Rumonge.
3. (SBU) Independently-owned Radio Bonesha reported that the
explosives may have been destined for individuals loyal to
ousted Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front for
Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) president Hussein Radjabu.
However, police have not yet concluded their investigation
into the case. CNDD-FDD party members elected a new party
head on February 7; however, Radjabu has stated publicly that
he will not accept the results of the party Congress.
According to other media reports, police briefly detained
Radjabu on February 6 as he tried to travel from Bujumbura to
Rumonge.
MOLLER
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/C AND DRL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL BY
SUBJECT: BURUNDI NAVAL OFFICIALS SEIZE EXPLOSIVES
1. (U) On January 30, Burundian naval officials seized a
cache of approximately 1000 sticks of dynamite and detonators
discovered aboard a fishing boat that had crashed against
rocks near Nyanza-Lac, a village in Southern Burundi on the
shores of Lake Tanganyika not far from the Tanzanian border.
The explosives were found in sacks supposedly containing
fish. The boat's destination was Rumonge, a Burundian port
about one hour south of Bujumbura which is frequently used
for commerce across the lake.
2. (U) The Tanzanian-registered boat was privately owned and
crewed by three people including the boat's captain, the boat
owner's son and an unnamed crew member. Police arrested all
three, as well as two other unnamed people in Rumonge.
According to the Nyanza-Lac's Communal Administrator,
Burundians living in Tanzania may have transported the
explosives overland through Tanzania to the Burundi border
and placed them on the boat for delivery to Rumonge.
3. (SBU) Independently-owned Radio Bonesha reported that the
explosives may have been destined for individuals loyal to
ousted Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front for
Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) president Hussein Radjabu.
However, police have not yet concluded their investigation
into the case. CNDD-FDD party members elected a new party
head on February 7; however, Radjabu has stated publicly that
he will not accept the results of the party Congress.
According to other media reports, police briefly detained
Radjabu on February 6 as he tried to travel from Bujumbura to
Rumonge.
MOLLER