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Rebels said heading for Burundi from South Kivu

The private news agency Azania on Monday reported that Burundian rebels had been observed between Dine and Mboko in South Kivu, eastern DRC, en route for Burundi across Lake Tanganyika. The agency also said the Kibira forest in northwest Burundi was "little by little" again turning into a rebel base, following reports of attacks witnessed by the local population. It cited military sources as saying ambushes along the Bujumbura-Bugarama road were carried out by rebels who then took refuge in the forest.

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