Bujumbura, Burundi, 12/26 - At least eight persons, including six rebels, were killed Saturday in clashes between Burundi government troops and the rebel National Liberation Front (FNL) in several areas north-west of Bujumbura, army spokesman, Maj. Adolphe Manirakiza affirmed here Sunday.
Manirakiza said government soldiers shot the six rebels as they attempted to loot properties belonging to civilians in Kajeke, a remote area in Bubanza province northwest of Bujumbura.
He told journalists on Sunday that government troops captured two rebels and seized two rifles from them, as one loyalist soldier got killed in the fighting.
Meanwhile, an unidentified-armed group caused havoc Saturday night in nearby Cibitoke province where they attacked several families in Nyamitanga village.
Government forces quickly moved in and killed one of the assailants, but the remaining members of the gang fled with 12 goats, two motorcycles and unspecified amount of cash, the Burundi army spokesman said.
But he noted that no major incident occurred on Christmas eve in the Burundi capital, where security had been reinforced in anticipation of any rebel attack.
Out of the seven Hutu rebel groups that were active in Burundi, the FNL is the only faction still defiantly fighting around Bujumbura.
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