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Situation "volatile", army says

    NAIROBI

    The army has confirmed the deaths of 26 civilians in an upsurge of rebel violence over the weekend. In a statement sent to IRIN on Wednesday, the defence ministry called on the population to "step up its vigilance and to denounce these law-breakers who continue to cast a shadow over our country". The statement said the civilians were "brutally massacred": seven on 'route nationale 1' north of Bujumbura, 16 at Mushara camp in the
    southern Makamba province and three at Muyange camp in Nyanza-Lac, also in the south. Army spokesman Colonel Longin Minani, speaking on Burundi radio, described the current situation as "volatile", and linked it to the visit of former South African president Nelson Mandela on Friday. He also said 40 rebels had been killed by the army in the south.

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