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Zimbabwe denies training FDD

    NAIROBI

    Zimbabwe has denied reports that it is training Burundian rebels of the Forces pour la defense de la democratie (FDD), based in DRC. The ‘Zimbabwe Standard’ on Sunday quoted a defence ministry spokesman, Colonel Diye, as saying the allegations were “baseless”. According to the newspaper, the claims were carried by the Tanzanian ‘Guardian’ daily. “Zimbabwe does not train Burundian nationals and-or soldiers anywhere,” Diye said. However, the ‘Standard’ cited military experts as saying guns discovered after a recent FDD attack on Bujumbura were similar to rifles owned by Zimbabwe.

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