1. And tensions were on the rise again between the refugees, aid workers and Zairian villagers Monday. 2. In the area around the refugee camp, tensions are on the rise again between the Rwandans, aid workers and Zairian villagers. 3. Rebels have repeatedly blocked U.N. efforts to fly the refugees home and have done little to prevent looting and attacks by Zairian villagers. 4. Refugees who have come out of hiding consistently tell of Zairian villagers with machetes attacking the camps, and of rebel troops firing into the camps. 5. Refugees who survived the latest exodus from the camps in eastern Zaire said Saturday that Zairian villagers killed hundreds at one camp, where rebel troops also opened fire. 6. Refugees who survived the latest exodus from the camps said Saturday that Zairian villagers killed hundreds at one camp, where rebel troops also opened fire. 7. Rebels repeatedly blocked U.N. efforts to fly the refugees home and have done little to prevent looting and attacks by Zairian villagers. 8. Rebels closed off refugee camps after the slaughter of six Zairian villagers sent local residents on a rampage, looting and stoning foreign journalists and aid workers. 9. Refugees claimed mobs of Zairian villagers with machetes drove them from the camps, killing hundreds. 10. Refugees who have come out of hiding tell of Zairian villagers with machetes attacking the camps, and of rebel troops firing into the camps. |