11.   Burundian authorities have accused Hutu nationalists from Rwanda of aiding local Hutu nationalists who claim the Hutu majority can never enjoy real power while Tutsis control the armed forces.

12.   Burundian authorities in Ngozi were also against the refugees returning to Magara saying, but not explaining, that it would cause problems with the local population.

13.   Burundian authorities are strongly opposed to foreign military intervention.

14.   Burundian authorities placed an opposition leader under house arrest after he called for a protest march through the capital, an informed source said Monday.

15.   Mise added that Burundian authorities were trying to find new places to house the refugees.

16.   Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa has denied allegations by the military regime in Bujumbura that his country is supporting Hutu rebels fighting against the Burundian authorities.

17.   The Burundian authorities Thursday raised the death toll in a series of blasts in Bujumbura from four to seven.

18.   The Burundian authorities were also forcing people to leave their hillside homes and farms for camps.

19.   The Burundian authorities accuse them of planning combined operations against the Burundian army.