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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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Burundi Arrests, Detains 2 Foreign Journalists
Burundi police said today they were holding two respected foreign journalists as they reported on gunmen opposed to the government in the volatile nation.
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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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Burundi Violence Leaves More Than a Dozen Dead, UN Worried
More than a dozen people were killed in clashes in Burundi on Monday and Tuesday, police said, in the latest violence linked to the disputed third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza that has sparked concern by the United Nations Security Council.
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4 Killed, Several Wounded in Burundi Grenade Attacks: Police
Four people were killed and some 30 wounded in a series of grenade attacks in Burundi, one week ahead of key parliamentary elections, police said today.
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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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Grenade Blasts as Burundi Protesters Defy Police Crackdown
Attackers hurled twin grenades into a crowd in Burundi's capital late Friday, killing three people, the latest in almost month of deadly violence triggered by the president's bid for a third term.
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Burundi Protesters Defy Police Crackdown
Anti-government protesters in Burundi marched on the streets of the capital Bujumbura Friday, defying one of the heaviest pushes by police to end weeks of demonstrations.
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Police Fire Shots as Anti-Pierre Nkurunziza Protests Resume in Burundi: Witness
Protesters opposed to Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza took the streets of the capital Friday following the failure of a coup to oust him, an AFP reporter said.
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Burundi Police Open Fire on Protestors as Truce Ends
Several demonstrators in Burundi were wounded today as police opened fire at protesters who returned to the streets of the capital to contest a bid by President Pierre Nkurunziza to extend his rule.
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600 Protestors in Burundi Arrested
Three people were killed on Friday in grenade attacks on police in Burundi where nearly 600 people have been arrested during protests and a clash sparked by the president's bid to stay in power.
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Burundi Police Teargas Protesters Opposing Presidential Third Term
Burundian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Friday at hundreds of protesters opposed to the president running for a third term, a Reuters witness said, a further sign of tension in a nation that emerged from civil war a decade ago.
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Seven get 10 years in jail for brutal assault on Burundi student
Eighteen months after the brutal assault on 23-year-old African student Yannick Nihangaza that left him comatose, a local court yesterday awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment to seven persons in the case.
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Student from Burundi in coma: Cops arrest one more accused
Days after the arrest of Romi Uppal, the son of a Superintendent of Police, one more accused in the African student assault case has been arrested today. So far, four people have been arrested in the case.
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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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Burundi Arrests, Detains 2 Foreign Journalists
Burundi police said today they were holding two respected foreign journalists as they reported on gunmen opposed to the government in the volatile nation.
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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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Burundi Violence Leaves More Than a Dozen Dead, UN Worried
More than a dozen people were killed in clashes in Burundi on Monday and Tuesday, police said, in the latest violence linked to the disputed third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza that has sparked concern by the United Nations Security Council.
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4 Killed, Several Wounded in Burundi Grenade Attacks: Police
Four people were killed and some 30 wounded in a series of grenade attacks in Burundi, one week ahead of key parliamentary elections, police said today.
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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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Grenade Blasts as Burundi Protesters Defy Police Crackdown
Attackers hurled twin grenades into a crowd in Burundi's capital late Friday, killing three people, the latest in almost month of deadly violence triggered by the president's bid for a third term.
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Burundi Protesters Defy Police Crackdown
Anti-government protesters in Burundi marched on the streets of the capital Bujumbura Friday, defying one of the heaviest pushes by police to end weeks of demonstrations.
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Police Fire Shots as Anti-Pierre Nkurunziza Protests Resume in Burundi: Witness
Protesters opposed to Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza took the streets of the capital Friday following the failure of a coup to oust him, an AFP reporter said.
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Burundi Police Open Fire on Protestors as Truce Ends
Several demonstrators in Burundi were wounded today as police opened fire at protesters who returned to the streets of the capital to contest a bid by President Pierre Nkurunziza to extend his rule.
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600 Protestors in Burundi Arrested
Three people were killed on Friday in grenade attacks on police in Burundi where nearly 600 people have been arrested during protests and a clash sparked by the president's bid to stay in power.
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Burundi Police Teargas Protesters Opposing Presidential Third Term
Burundian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Friday at hundreds of protesters opposed to the president running for a third term, a Reuters witness said, a further sign of tension in a nation that emerged from civil war a decade ago.
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Seven get 10 years in jail for brutal assault on Burundi student
Eighteen months after the brutal assault on 23-year-old African student Yannick Nihangaza that left him comatose, a local court yesterday awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment to seven persons in the case.
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Student from Burundi in coma: Cops arrest one more accused
Days after the arrest of Romi Uppal, the son of a Superintendent of Police, one more accused in the African student assault case has been arrested today. So far, four people have been arrested in the case.
