At least 26 people were killed after armed attackers targeted a village in north-west Burundi, amid tensions ahead of a controversial referendum.
The group crossed from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Cibitoke province, officials said.
They went house to house with guns and knives, burning homes, witnesses said.
Correspondents say the attack may have been an attempt to disrupt next week's referendum which could extend the president's term until 2034.
President Nkurunziza has ruled Burundi since the civil war ended there in 2005. His attempt to run for a third term in 2015 plunged the tiny central African nation into fresh turmoil.
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