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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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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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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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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's President Urges End to Protest, Coup Leader at Large
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza's spokesman said he had returned to the capital on Friday after a failed coup but that the general behind it had not been arrested as he had reported earlier, adding to confusion after three days of turmoil.
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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 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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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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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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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's President Urges End to Protest, Coup Leader at Large
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza's spokesman said he had returned to the capital on Friday after a failed coup but that the general behind it had not been arrested as he had reported earlier, adding to confusion after three days of turmoil.
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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.
