Five dead as Hutus attack hospital

BUJUMBURA - Five people, including four patients, died when rebel Hutus attacked a hospital here, Burundi's radio reported yesterday…

BUJUMBURA - Five people, including four patients, died when rebel Hutus attacked a hospital here, Burundi's radio reported yesterday's attack happened overnight on Friday and earlier reports put the death toll at between three and five.

Meanwhile humanitarian in Burundi said the Burundi army killed 235 people - 136 women, 87 children and 12 men - in Buhoro, a mountain area commune, after Hutu rebels killed some civilians there last month.

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