Burundi military sites attacked, official says 'many' attackers dead

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Gunmen attacked military sites in Burundi's capital on Friday and many of the assailants were killed or arrested after heavy fighting, officials and soldiers said. Soldiers said at least five of their number were killed in the latest flare-up in a nation Western powers fear may be sliding back into ethnic conflict. The sound of firing echoed across the capital, Bujumbura, through Friday after heavy gunfire and blasts erupted in the early hours.

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