Six Burundi teenagers have vanished after taking part in a robotics tournament in Washington DC. Police said they suspected no "foul play," feeding speculation that the group wanted to avoid returning home.
Two of the teenagers were spotted crossing the Canadian border, police said on Thursday, two days after the entire Burundi team vanished from Washington DC. The group included four boys and two girls between the ages of 16 and 18 who took part in the robotics tournament dubbed FIRST Global Challenge.
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