Despite ongoing peace talks between the government of Burundi and the Forces nationales de liberation (FNL), the country's remaining rebel group, FNL fighters have intensified attacks against civilians in the western province of Bubanza, killing one person and abducting four others in the latest incident.
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Army officials said on Thursday in the capital, Bujumbura, four people were wounded in the attack on Tuesday at Bitare in the commune of Musigati, in Bubanza. "Heavy fighting between army soldiers and FNL rebels is still reported in Musigati, especially at Dondi," Pascal Nyabenda, the provincial governor, said on Thursday.
Nyabenda said the army had been conducting operations to separate the rebels from civilians. He said dozens of families in Dondi had fled their homes following the fighting. "They have sought refuge at their neighbours' homes where relative security is reported," Nyabenda added. "We had not had such attacks in the last two months," he said, "even when they occurred, the rebels would not kill but would loot money, foodstuffs and other household properties, and would go back to the Kibira Forest."
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