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Burundi: 4 soldiers, 10 rebels killed in fresh clashes Fri. April 18, 2008 05:54 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) The Burundi capital, Bujumbura was on Thursday night shelled by suspected rebels and an army spokesman says four soldiers and 10 rebels were killed in the clashes. The sound of explosion and gunfire could be heard throughout the night, a BBC correspondent in the city reported. Meanwhile, peace deals have been signed with most of Burundi's rebel groups, including one which now forms the government, except the FNL, which remains active. The military's deputy spokesman Colonel Justace Ciza said the fighting had broken out in Bubanza, 50km (30 miles) north-west of the capital. "FNL rebels shelled mortar bombs and threw hand grenades on our different positions... but we retaliated," he said, Reuters reports. However, an rebel FNL spokesman said the army had started the fighting. Meanwhile, the Burundian government agreed ceasefire with the FNL more than a year ago but it has not been implemented. Shortly before the shelling started, witnesses said they saw troops and armoured vehicles heading to the hillsides north of the capita. Ex-rebel Pierre Nkurunziza was elected president in 2005 under a deal to end years of conflict between the Tutsi army and Hutu rebels. More than 300,000 people died in the war sparked in 1993 by the assassination of Burundi's first Hutu head of state and democratically elected president, Melchior Ndadaye.-BBC News Category: Africa Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Somali pirates hijack second Stolt ship-of... Libya: 6 killed as gun battles break out in southeas... Nigeria: Militants threaten to renew "oil war" if a... Zimbabwe: Opposition chief Tsvangirai rejects SADC c... Philippine: Troops kill 10 Muslim rebels in the troub... Ivory Coast: Political leaders postpone November 3... Rwanda: Thousands protest against arrest of Rwa... Nicaragua: Thousands riot after Nicaragua local elec... India negotiating a $1.5 -billion arms deal with Isra... Sudan, Chad restore full diplomatic ties, exchange e... More News...