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Burundi Minister Shot Dead In Latest Violence
Burundi's Environment Minister was shot dead in the capital Bujumbura early Sunday, police said, the first killing of its kind since the country was plunged into political turmoil two years ago.
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Dozen Wounded In Burundi Capital Grenade Attacks: Report
At least a dozen people were wounded today when attackers hurled grenades in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, the latest in a string of attacks in the troubled central African nation, witnesses said.
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UN Council Presses Burundi's President To End Violence
UN Security Council ambassadors met Burundi's leaders on Friday to push peace efforts amid renewed violence in the capital of the troubled central African nation.
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Nearly 90 Dead From Day Of Clashes In Burundi Capital
Nearly 90 people were killed during Friday's clashes in the Burundian capital, the army said on Saturday, the worst outbreak of violence in Burundi since a failed coup in May.
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21 People Found Dead After Attacks In Burundi: Witness
An eye witness says 21 people have been found shot dead in a neighborhood of Burundi's capital after the government said an unidentified group carried out coordinated attacks on three military installations elsewhere.
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Burundi Military Sites Attacked, 12 Insurgents Killed
Gunmen attacked military sites in Burundi's capital on Friday and 12 of the assailants were killed while 20 were arrested after heavy fighting, the army said.
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Coordinated Attacks On Military Bases In Burundi Capital
Heavily-armed gunmen launched coordinated assaults on two army barracks in the Burundi capital today leaving dozens dead, mostly attackers, in the worst unrest since a failed May coup, a senior military officer said.
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2 Killed as Burundi Forces Search for Weapons
At least two people were killed and a policeman wounded in gun battles in Burundi's capital, police and witnesses said today, as security forces searched opposition strongholds for weapons.
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9 Killed in Burundi Attack As Police Launch Crackdown
Gunmen executed nine people in Burundi's capital hours before police launched house-to-house searches for weapons today, amid international fears of fresh bloodletting in the central African nation.
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Gunmen Kill 7 in Burundi Capital Bar Attack: Mayor
Gunmen have shot dead at least seven people in an attack on a bar in the Burundi capital, forcing them lie on the ground before executing them, government officials said today.
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Burundi Cameraman, Family Shot Dead by Security Forces: Residents
A Burundian journalist, his wife and their two children were shot dead by security forces in a flashpoint district of the capital Bujumbura amid tensions following the re-election of President Pierre Nkurunziza, residents said Wednesday.
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Explosions and Gunfire as Burundi Polls Open: Sources
Gunfire and explosions were heard today in Burundi's capital Bujumbura shortly before polls opened in controversial elections with the president seeking re-election for a third consecutive term, witnesses said.
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Explosions, Gunfire Rock Burundi Capital Hours Before Presidential Vote
Explosions and gunfire were heard late Monday in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, hours before polls were due to open in a divisive presidential election, in which Pierre Nkurunziza's is seeking a controversial third term.
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Grenade Attacks Injure 11 Police in Burundi Capital: Security Sources
Eleven Burundian police officers were wounded, one of them seriously, in a string of overnight grenade attacks in the capital of the crisis-hit central African nation, security sources said today.
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Demonstrator Shot Dead as Protests Erupt Outside Burundi Capital
A demonstrator was shot dead and two others wounded in southern Burundi on Monday, a local official and witness said, in one of the first confirmed reports of civil unrest erupting outside the capital Bujumbura.
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Burundi Minister Shot Dead In Latest Violence
Burundi's Environment Minister was shot dead in the capital Bujumbura early Sunday, police said, the first killing of its kind since the country was plunged into political turmoil two years ago.
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Dozen Wounded In Burundi Capital Grenade Attacks: Report
At least a dozen people were wounded today when attackers hurled grenades in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, the latest in a string of attacks in the troubled central African nation, witnesses said.
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UN Council Presses Burundi's President To End Violence
UN Security Council ambassadors met Burundi's leaders on Friday to push peace efforts amid renewed violence in the capital of the troubled central African nation.
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Nearly 90 Dead From Day Of Clashes In Burundi Capital
Nearly 90 people were killed during Friday's clashes in the Burundian capital, the army said on Saturday, the worst outbreak of violence in Burundi since a failed coup in May.
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21 People Found Dead After Attacks In Burundi: Witness
An eye witness says 21 people have been found shot dead in a neighborhood of Burundi's capital after the government said an unidentified group carried out coordinated attacks on three military installations elsewhere.
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Burundi Military Sites Attacked, 12 Insurgents Killed
Gunmen attacked military sites in Burundi's capital on Friday and 12 of the assailants were killed while 20 were arrested after heavy fighting, the army said.
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Coordinated Attacks On Military Bases In Burundi Capital
Heavily-armed gunmen launched coordinated assaults on two army barracks in the Burundi capital today leaving dozens dead, mostly attackers, in the worst unrest since a failed May coup, a senior military officer said.
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2 Killed as Burundi Forces Search for Weapons
At least two people were killed and a policeman wounded in gun battles in Burundi's capital, police and witnesses said today, as security forces searched opposition strongholds for weapons.
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9 Killed in Burundi Attack As Police Launch Crackdown
Gunmen executed nine people in Burundi's capital hours before police launched house-to-house searches for weapons today, amid international fears of fresh bloodletting in the central African nation.
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Gunmen Kill 7 in Burundi Capital Bar Attack: Mayor
Gunmen have shot dead at least seven people in an attack on a bar in the Burundi capital, forcing them lie on the ground before executing them, government officials said today.
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Burundi Cameraman, Family Shot Dead by Security Forces: Residents
A Burundian journalist, his wife and their two children were shot dead by security forces in a flashpoint district of the capital Bujumbura amid tensions following the re-election of President Pierre Nkurunziza, residents said Wednesday.
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Explosions and Gunfire as Burundi Polls Open: Sources
Gunfire and explosions were heard today in Burundi's capital Bujumbura shortly before polls opened in controversial elections with the president seeking re-election for a third consecutive term, witnesses said.
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Explosions, Gunfire Rock Burundi Capital Hours Before Presidential Vote
Explosions and gunfire were heard late Monday in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, hours before polls were due to open in a divisive presidential election, in which Pierre Nkurunziza's is seeking a controversial third term.
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Grenade Attacks Injure 11 Police in Burundi Capital: Security Sources
Eleven Burundian police officers were wounded, one of them seriously, in a string of overnight grenade attacks in the capital of the crisis-hit central African nation, security sources said today.
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Demonstrator Shot Dead as Protests Erupt Outside Burundi Capital
A demonstrator was shot dead and two others wounded in southern Burundi on Monday, a local official and witness said, in one of the first confirmed reports of civil unrest erupting outside the capital Bujumbura.
