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Burundi rebels in deadly clashes | Burundi rebels in deadly clashes |
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At least 20 people have been killed in clashes between rival factions of Burundi's last rebel group, police say. | At least 20 people have been killed in clashes between rival factions of Burundi's last rebel group, police say. |
Hundreds of people have fled their homes near the scene of the fighting in the northern outskirts of Bujumbura. | Hundreds of people have fled their homes near the scene of the fighting in the northern outskirts of Bujumbura. |
Two rival factions of the National Liberation Front (FNL) are engaged in a power struggle. | Two rival factions of the National Liberation Front (FNL) are engaged in a power struggle. |
These are the worst clashes in the capital for more than a year, raising fears of a return to ethnic violence which has blighted Burundi since 1993. | These are the worst clashes in the capital for more than a year, raising fears of a return to ethnic violence which has blighted Burundi since 1993. |
"So far we have found 21 bodies," police officer Anaclet Nindabire told the AFP news agency. | "So far we have found 21 bodies," police officer Anaclet Nindabire told the AFP news agency. |
An AFP reporter said 11 bodies still lay on the streets and rice fields in Buterere, north-west of Bujumbura. | An AFP reporter said 11 bodies still lay on the streets and rice fields in Buterere, north-west of Bujumbura. |
One faction is trying to oust FNL leader Agathon Rwasa. They want to implement a cease-fire deal which he pulled out of in July. | |
Pierre Nkurunziza, leader of the FDD former rebels, was elected president in 2005 after a lengthy peace process boycotted by the FNL. | Pierre Nkurunziza, leader of the FDD former rebels, was elected president in 2005 after a lengthy peace process boycotted by the FNL. |
Burundi has been plagued by tension between the dominant Tutsi minority and the Hutu majority since independence in 1961. | Burundi has been plagued by tension between the dominant Tutsi minority and the Hutu majority since independence in 1961. |
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. |
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