Reports said that the looting rebels were mainly some refugees who fled to the Tanzanian-Burundi border region during the 1993 Burundi civil war, most of whom were Hutu people.

• 据报道，参与武装抢劫的布隆迪反叛武装主要是一些在1993年布隆迪内战期间流落在坦布边界地区的难民，绝大多数是胡图族人。