Thirty-seven rebels killed near Burundi capital: army

BUJUMBURA (AFP) - Thirty-seven fighters from the last active rebel group in Burundi have been killed during a miltary operation near the capital, an army spokesman told AFP.
"The army and the FDD (Forces for the Defence of Democracy, a former rebel group now allied to the government) killed 37 National Liberation Front rebels and captured rifles in Kirombwe and Kibanda (eight kilometres/five miles east of Bujumbura) during a pursuit operation" on Sunday, said the spokesman, Adolphe Manirakiza.