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Major road closed as violence continues

    NAIROBI
    Violence continued in Burundi, with reports of attacks by PALIPEHUTU rebels in Bujumbura Rural and the Musaga area of southern Bujumbura. According to the Agence burundaise de presse (ABP), two people were killed at Kabezi in Bujumbura Rural over the weekend, while fighting between the rebels and the army was reported in Musaga. AFP cited military sources as saying the main road between Bujumbura and Bugarama to the north had been closed to allow operations against the rebels to proceed. Meanwhile, according to AFP, President Pierre Buyoya left for the OAU summit in Libya on Wednesday. Earlier reports said he would not go due to a heavy workload.

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