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Rebels reportedly threatening nickel prospecting

    NAIROBI
    The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) says Burundian rebels operating from Tanzania are trying to prevent an Austro-Canadian mining company from carrying out a feasibility study of nickel resources in the Musongati area of southern Burundi. The resources are believed to be the third largest in the world, according to JRS. It said the Apostolic Nuncio in Bujumbura had advised a Polish religious community based in Musongati to leave the mission due to insecurity in the area. UNHCR has denied mounting claims that armed rebels are hiding in the refugee camps of western Tanzania. A recent article in the Tanzanian 'Guardian' daily said police in the Kasulu district of Kigoma had impounded 55 firearms and 1,212 rounds of ammunition from refugees residing in the camps.

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