Burundi's International Airport Attacked

Burundian rebels say they launched an overnight attack on the airport in the commercial capital Bujumbura.<br />The RED-Tabara group said it fired mortars and fought the military for more than an hour.<br />Airport staff said they heard shelling and shooting but that air traffic was not disrupted.<br />A spokesman for Burundi&#039;s army said he was not aware of an attack.<br />The incident occurred hours before President Evariste Ndayishimiye was due to fly to New York for the United Nations General Assembly.