Six teenagers from a Burundi robotics team have been
reported missing after an international competition in Washington and
two of them were seen entering Canada, police said on Thursday.
The four males and two females were last seen late on
Tuesday afternoon when the robotics contest ended at the FIRST Global
Challenge, police said. Authorities issued missing persons photographs
of the six on Wednesday.
Two of the Burundians – Audrey Mwamikazi, 17, and
16-year-old Don Ingabire – were spotted crossing the United States
border into Canada, District of Columbia police spokeswoman Margarita
Mikhaylova said.
“We don’t have any indication of foul play and we’re
continuing to investigate this case,” she said. Police said they did not
have information about how they were spotted or the nature of the
border crossing.
