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Rwanda yet to confirm rebel infighting

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    Rwanda is yet to confirm reports that more than 300 ex-FAR soldiers and Interahamwe militiamen have been killed during infighting with Burundi rebels. "We have come across media reports mentioning the infighting between the two groups, but we are yet to verify the reports," Rwandan defence ministry spokesman Major Emmanuel Ndahiro told IRIN on Wednesday.
    "Nevertheless it is an interesting development in the sense that these groups have been allies. This shows that they are mere terrorists and have no cause."

    Earlier, Burundi army spokesman Colonel Longin Minani told a news
    conference the infighting between the Rwandan militias and the FNL, the armed wing of PALIPEHUTU, started when the Rwandans decided to move their camps back to the DRC due to the prospect of the conflict in Burundi ending through the Mandela mediation.

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