Two of 6 teens from Republic of Burundi who were reported missing inward Washington afterwards taking component division inward an international robotics contest accept been seen crossing into Canada, constabulary said Thursday.
Police posted photographs of the 6 -- 4 immature males together with 2 females -- who participated inward the First Global Challenge robotics run across -- on Twitter.
"Two of the individuals were seen crossing over into Canada," said Karimah Bilal, a spokeswoman for constabulary inward the U.S.A. capital.
"We accept no indication of foul play," she said.
The Washington Post reported that the other 4 too were believed to last inward prophylactic hands, simply Bilal said she had no information close their situation.
First Global said it called constabulary afterwards learning that "the adult mentor of Team Republic of Burundi was unable to uncovering the grouping of 6 students of the team."
It said it makes certain that all students acquire out to their dormitory at Trinity Washington University afterwards the daily competition.
They "are ever to last nether unopen supervision of their adult mentor together with are advised non to leave of absence the premises unaccompanied yesteryear the mentor," it said.
The international contest drew attending afterwards U.S.A. President Donald Trump intervened to let an all-girl robotics squad from Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan whose members had been denied U.S.A. visas to compete.
Burundi has been inward the travelling pocket of a crisis since President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial conclusion inward Apr 2015 to function for a 3rd term inward office. He won elections inward July that twelvemonth which were boycotted yesteryear the opposition.
Between 500 together with 2,000 people accept been killed inward clashes inward the due east African country, according to United Nations together with NGO sources. More than 400,000 people accept fled together with dozens of opposition activists accept been forced into exile.
AFP