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Ex-head of Burundian army during civil war assassinated: family

The former head of Burundi's army during its 13-year civil war was assassinated Saturday, his family told AFP.

Colonel Jean Bikomagu, a key figure in the former Tutsi-dominated army, was gunned down in his car by unidentified assailants as he was about to enter his home in Kinindo, a southern district of the capital Bujumbura, a family member said.

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