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Heavy shelling in Burundi capital Heavy shelling in Burundi capital
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There has been sustained shelling of the Burundi capital, Bujumbura, by suspected rebels.There has been sustained shelling of the Burundi capital, Bujumbura, by suspected rebels.
A BBC correspondent in the city says the sound of explosion and gunfire could be heard throughout the night but there are no details on any casualties. A BBC correspondent in the city says the sound of explosion and gunfire could be heard throughout the night.
Peace deals have been signed with most of Burundi's rebel groups - except the FNL, which remains active. An army spokesman says four soldiers and 10 rebels were killed in the clashes, reports Reuters news agency.
Ex-rebel Pierre Nkurunziza was elected president in 2005 under a deal to end years of Tutsi minority domination. Peace deals have been signed with most of Burundi's rebel groups, including one which now forms the government, except the FNL, which remains active.
The military's deputy spokesman Colonel Justace Ciza said the fighting had broken out in Bubanza, 50km (30 miles) north-west of the capital.
"FNL rebels shelled mortar bombs and threw hand grenades on our different positions... but we retaliated," he said, Reuters reports.
But an FNL spokesman said the army had started the fighting.
The BBC's Prime Ndikumagenge in Bujumbura says a ceasefire was agreed with the FNL more than a year ago but it has not been implemented.The BBC's Prime Ndikumagenge in Bujumbura says a ceasefire was agreed with the FNL more than a year ago but it has not been implemented.
Witnesses have told him they saw troops and armoured vehicles heading to the hillsides north of the capital, shortly before the shelling started.Witnesses have told him they saw troops and armoured vehicles heading to the hillsides north of the capital, shortly before the shelling started.
Since independence in 1961, Burundi has been plagued by tension between the dominant Tutsi minority and Hutu majority. Ex-rebel Pierre Nkurunziza was elected president in 2005 under a deal to end years of conflict between the Tutsi army and Hutu rebels.
More than 300,000 people died in the war sparked in 1993 by the assassination of Burundi's first Hutu head of state and democratically elected president, Melchior Ndadaye.More than 300,000 people died in the war sparked in 1993 by the assassination of Burundi's first Hutu head of state and democratically elected president, Melchior Ndadaye.