U.N.: 150 killed in Burundi attack

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(CNN) -- Armed attackers have killed up to 150 people in a raid on a refugee camp in Burundi, according to the United Nations.

"It's devastation, you can hear people wailing and screaming," said David Short, a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, describing the scene in Gatumba, near the capital Bujumbura.

"People are traumatized. It's a terrible sight. People have been burnt out, all their possessions burnt, their families killed. It's devastation."

Short said it was unclear who carried out Friday night's attack, which he described as "fairly large and well planned."

The United Nations has been working to stem humanitarian violations in the war-torn central African country.