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Heavy fighting reported in southeast

    NAIROBI

    There were heavy clashes between the army and rebels in Makamba province, southeastern Burundi, on Sunday night and Monday morning, news organisations reported. Three vehicles, including two belonging to an NGO, were burnt to a shell, and rebels looted shops and stalls in what appeared to be an attack mainly geared at securing supplies, the local ABP news agency reported. Humanitarian officials in Burundi confirmed that vehicles belonging to MSF and IRC - the two international NGOs working in the area - had been damaged.

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