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Six teenagers from the Burundi robotics team, who had come to Washington to compete in an international competition, were reported missing to D.C. police on Wednesday.
The team from the small east African country had competed in the inaugural international event of the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition, which drew hundreds of young people from 157 nations to Constitution Hall in Northwest. The event opened Sunday with a parade of nations and closed Tuesday at around 6:30 p.m.
The teens were last seen in the area 5 p.m. Tuesday, around the time the final robotics matches finished.
Police identified the missing teenagers as:
Richard Irakoze, 18, a black male with a dark complexion who is 511 140 lbs.;
Kevin Sabumukiza, 17, a black male with a medium complexion, who is 64 160 lbs.;
Nice Munezero, 17, a black female with a dark complexion 57 140 lbs.;
Aristide Irambona, 18, a black male with a dark complexion 56 130 lbs.;
Don Ingabire, 16, a black male with a medium complexion 58 130 lbs.;
Audrey Mwamikazi, 17, a black female with a dark complexion 53, 130 lbs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...f38140b38cc_story.html?utm_term=.4a1a15a75cdb
The team from the small east African country had competed in the inaugural international event of the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition, which drew hundreds of young people from 157 nations to Constitution Hall in Northwest. The event opened Sunday with a parade of nations and closed Tuesday at around 6:30 p.m.
The teens were last seen in the area 5 p.m. Tuesday, around the time the final robotics matches finished.
Police identified the missing teenagers as:
Richard Irakoze, 18, a black male with a dark complexion who is 511 140 lbs.;
Kevin Sabumukiza, 17, a black male with a medium complexion, who is 64 160 lbs.;
Nice Munezero, 17, a black female with a dark complexion 57 140 lbs.;
Aristide Irambona, 18, a black male with a dark complexion 56 130 lbs.;
Don Ingabire, 16, a black male with a medium complexion 58 130 lbs.;
Audrey Mwamikazi, 17, a black female with a dark complexion 53, 130 lbs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...f38140b38cc_story.html?utm_term=.4a1a15a75cdb