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Burundi Gripped By Terror, On Brink Of 'Massive' Violence: United Nations
Burundi is gripped by terror amid continued human rights abuses and the small central African state is on the brink of a sudden escalation of violence to "massive proportions," the United Nations human rights chief told the Security Council on Friday.
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UN Mission Sends Burundi Officers Home Over Unrest
The UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic is repatriating three military officers on suspicion they committed human rights violations during political unrest in their home country, Burundi, an internal document showed.
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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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Burundi's President Threatens To Fight African Peacekeepers
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza threatened today to fight any African Union peacekeepers imposed on his country, in his most confrontational comments yet on a mounting political crisis.
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Burundi Rivals Resume Peace Talks In Uganda
Rival Burundi factions held peace talks in Uganda today, resuming long-stalled negotiations aimed at ending months of violence that has raised fears of a return to civil war.
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Burundi Rebels Announce Force To Oust President
Burundi's rebels came together today for the first time as a force aimed at ousting President Pierre Nkurunziza, after months of bloodshed in the troubled central African country.
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Burundi Rejects African Union Peacekeeping Force
Burundi's government on Saturday rejected the African Union's plans to deploy a 5,000-strong peacekeeping force to stop escalating violence triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza's extended tenure in office, a government spokesman said.
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African Union To Send 5,000-Strong Force To Burundi
The African Union will send a 5,000 strong force to stop violence in troubled Burundi, giving Bujumbura a four-day deadline to agree but warning it would send troops anyway.
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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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87 Killed In Burundi Clashes: Army
Seventy-nine "enemies" and eight government soldiers died during and after Friday's coordinated attacks on three military bases in Burundi, an army spokesman said today.
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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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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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Rwanda's Paul Kagame Accuses Burundi Leaders of 'Massacres'
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has accused Burundi's leaders of carrying out "massacres" on their people in his most critical speech yet of the crisis in the troubled neighbouring state.
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Burundi Gripped By Terror, On Brink Of 'Massive' Violence: United Nations
Burundi is gripped by terror amid continued human rights abuses and the small central African state is on the brink of a sudden escalation of violence to "massive proportions," the United Nations human rights chief told the Security Council on Friday.
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UN Mission Sends Burundi Officers Home Over Unrest
The UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic is repatriating three military officers on suspicion they committed human rights violations during political unrest in their home country, Burundi, an internal document showed.
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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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Burundi's President Threatens To Fight African Peacekeepers
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza threatened today to fight any African Union peacekeepers imposed on his country, in his most confrontational comments yet on a mounting political crisis.
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Burundi Rivals Resume Peace Talks In Uganda
Rival Burundi factions held peace talks in Uganda today, resuming long-stalled negotiations aimed at ending months of violence that has raised fears of a return to civil war.
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Burundi Rebels Announce Force To Oust President
Burundi's rebels came together today for the first time as a force aimed at ousting President Pierre Nkurunziza, after months of bloodshed in the troubled central African country.
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Burundi Rejects African Union Peacekeeping Force
Burundi's government on Saturday rejected the African Union's plans to deploy a 5,000-strong peacekeeping force to stop escalating violence triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza's extended tenure in office, a government spokesman said.
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African Union To Send 5,000-Strong Force To Burundi
The African Union will send a 5,000 strong force to stop violence in troubled Burundi, giving Bujumbura a four-day deadline to agree but warning it would send troops anyway.
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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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87 Killed In Burundi Clashes: Army
Seventy-nine "enemies" and eight government soldiers died during and after Friday's coordinated attacks on three military bases in Burundi, an army spokesman said today.
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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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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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Rwanda's Paul Kagame Accuses Burundi Leaders of 'Massacres'
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has accused Burundi's leaders of carrying out "massacres" on their people in his most critical speech yet of the crisis in the troubled neighbouring state.
