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Minister warns of continuing insecurity in some areas

    NAIROBI

    Burundi Interior Minister Colonel Ascencion Twagiramungu on Saturday warned of persistent insecurity in some parts of the country, notably Makamba, Bubanza, Bururi and Bujumbura-Rurale provinces. He blamed “infiltration” by “armed groups from Tanzania and to a lesser extent from the Democratic Republic of Congo”. He claimed they were trying to “jeopardise the struggle for unity by the transitional government”. OCHA-Burundi, in its latest information bulletin, confirmed increasing attacks on displaced camps as well as a rise in fighting between rebels and the army. It noted that continuing insecurity in Bururi province had slowed down the activities of the few organisations working there.

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