US police share latest information on Burundian robotics team that went missing in Washington

Two teenage members of the Burundian robotics team who participated in the international robotics competition in Washington, D.C., last week have been finally found.The Burundian embassies in Ottawa and Washington said they were unaware on Tuesday that two of the students had been found.The teens, Don Ingabire (16) and Audrey Mwamikazi (17) were spotted last week crossing the border into Canada.The Metropolitan Police Department would not say on Tuesday where or when they were found, citing department procedures for missing persons.Police are still investigating the whereabouts of the other four teens on the team who disappeared. Authorities have said there are no indications of foul play.Four boys and two girls from the African nation were last seen on 18 July after the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge concluded. Organisers have said the disappearance may have been "self-initiated" because the students' hotel keys were left in a chaperone's bag while their clothes were taken.The other missing Burundians have been identified as Nice Munezero (17), Kevin Sabumukiza (17), Richard Irakoze (18) and Aristide Irambona (18).High school students from more than 150 countries took part in the FIRST Global competition. An all-girl squad from Afghanistan drew worldwide attention when President Donald Trump intervened after they were denied United States visas.

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