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More rebel attacks

    NAIROBI

    Five rebels were killed near Bujumbura overnight Sunday after launching a surprise attack on a military post in the Mkenga-Busoro sector of Kanyosha commune, the private Azania news agency reported on Tuesday. Three soldiers were also killed, it said, citing a military source. The soldiers were reportedly forced to flee towards Kabezi. News organisations also reported the murder of 11 civilians by rebels in Bujumbura’s northern suburbs of Kanga and Bubanza overnight on Monday.

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