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Defence ministry says comment on journalists misinterpreted

    NAIROBI

    The defence ministry has denied ordering the military to consider
    journalists as enemies, and accused some journalists of "false reports". In a statement, sent to IRIN on Monday, the ministry clarified that journalists were free to travel throughout Burundi and the army posed no threat to them. The statement accused the correspondent of Reuters news agency of "defaming" the minister, Alfred Nkurunziza, by quoting him as allegedly telling the army to consider all journalists in Bujumbura Rural
    as enemies. "The correspondent...did not attend the minister's meeting at Kabezi in Bujumbura Rural," the statement said. "He simply misinterpreted the minister's comments in bad faith."

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