World IN BRIEF : BURUNDI : 15,000 Flee to Zaire After Deadly Clashes
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
An estimated 15,000 refugees have fled from northwest Burundi to Zaire in the past 10 days to escape clashes between Burundi troops and gunmen, the U.N. food agency said. Gemmo Lodesani, Burundi representative for the World Food Program, said the refugees fled from a province where officials say at least 29 civilians have been killed in fighting between the Tutsi-dominated army and extremist Hutu gunmen.
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