Over 110 people killed in Burundi cross-border clashes

More than 110 people were killed in clashes between soldiers and rebels in northern Burundi, army officials said Sunday.

Roughly 200 rebels have clashed with security forces over the past few days in Cibitoke province, located about 60 kilometres north of Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, army spokesman Gaspard Baratuza told dpa.

The fighters, armed with assault rifles, mortars, rocket launchers and machine guns, are suspected to have come from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, another army source told dpa on the condition of anonymity.

The rebels on Thursday attacked the town of Burudi, pushing on with their assault across the hills of Nyabubuye and Ngoma until they reached the town of Bukinanyana.