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More fighting reported in Bujumbura

    NAIROBI

    As peace talks continued in the Tanzanian town of Arusha, renewed fighting broke out in the Burundi capital Bujumbura, news organisations reported. According to the BBC, residents said there was gunfire in the north of the city as the army continued its mopping up operations against rebels of the Forces nationales de liberation (FNL) who attacked the suburb of Kinama two weeks ago. AFP quoted local officials as saying more than 160 bodies were found in Kinama on Tuesday. “We found three communal graves which had been hastily covered up,” one official said.

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