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Spokesman reassures foreigners on security

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    Government spokesman Luc Rukingama has sought to reassure foreigners in Burundi that the country is basically secure. Responding to a US directive to its citizens to curb travel in the Great Lakes region, Rukingama said:
    “We do not want to see incidents occurring in other territories being associated with Burundian internal politics”. According to Burundi radio, he said that while there were still sporadic rebel attacks, particularly in Bujumbura-Rural province, “there is no objective factor undermining the free movement of people”. “We also wish that in the subregion, the international community could focus more on and denounce the terrorists bent on genocide,” he added.

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