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Rebels kill at least six in attack

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    Rebels in Burundi killed at least six civilians in an attack on a displaced people’s camp in Kabizi, Kayagoro commune, Makamba province, southeastern Burundi, news organisations on Wednesday. The Associated Press quoted the governor of Makamba province, Gabriel Gunungu, as saying on Wednesday that rebels fired on the camp at the weekend, which is home to some 2,500 people. Army spokesman, Colonel Longin Minani, could not confirm the number of casualties but said the incident took place. He told IRIN many houses were burnt down and cattle driven into Tanzania. The army was continuing its operations to flush out the rebels from their hideouts, he noted.

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