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Over 140 civilians reportedly killed

    NAIROBI

    Burundian villagers on Thursday accused the army of killing 147 Hutu civilians in revenge for a rebel attack earlier in the week on a market at Kanyosha, seven km from the capital Bujumbura, news agencies reported. The army, however, disputed the report and blamed the rebels for the civilian deaths. "On their way back up the hills, they killed innocent civilians.

    We don't know how many they killed," an army spokesman was quoted as saying.

    Food prices remain high

    The price of an average food basket in Burundi is 126 percent higher than before the imposition of the regional embargo against the country in July 1996, the latest OCHA-Burundi report said, citing market price surveys conducted by FAO. The price of a food basket currently averages 11,792 Burundian francs, compared to 5,228 francs before the sanctions, the report said.

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