Burundi: 28 people shot dead after deadly night in capital

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Source: The Independent

Burundi's political violence escalated Saturday as 28 people were found shot dead in three neighbourhoods in the capital, a day after the government said an unidentified group carried out coordinated attacks on three military installations.

A climate of fear has engulfed the capital, Bujumbura, after the sound of battle could be heard throughout the day Friday and sporadic gunfire overnight. Residents hid in their houses leaving only security personnel patrolling the streets.

Some residents ventured out of their houses Saturday but largely remained uneasily in their neighborhoods.

An eyewitness told The Associated Press he counted 21 bodies with bullet wounds in their heads in the Nyakabiga neighborhood Saturday morning. Some of the dead had their hands tied behind their backs, said the witness, who insisted on anonymity due to safety concerns.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/burundi-28-people-shot-dead-after-deadly-night-in-capital-a6770671.html

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1. Why is this not all over the international news?

Oh, I forgot.

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2. a reuters blip

Dead bodies seen on streets of Burundi capital after day of chaos



NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least 20 dead bodies were seen on the streets of the Burundian capital Bujumbura on Saturday, a police source said, following the worst outbreak of violence since a failed coup in May.

Blasts and gunfire echoed around Bujumbura for most of Friday after unknown gunmen attacked three military sites, but there was no fighting overnight and witnesses said the capital's streets were calm on Saturday morning.

The clashes were condemned by the United States, which like other Western powers fears the central African nation could slide back into ethnic conflict.

Unrest in Burundi, which started in April when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced plans for a third term in office, has also unnerved a region that remains volatile two decades after the genocide in neighbouring Rwanda.

http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKBN0TV08F20151212

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3. Burundi crisis: Army says 87 killed in day of violence

Eighty-seven people were killed in violence that broke out after three military sites were attacked in Burundi on Friday, the army says.

Eight of those who died were security officers and 49 people were captured, Col Gaspard Baratuza said.

Residents in the capital earlier said the bodies of some 34 men were found on the streets - and accused police of taking revenge. It is not clear if that number is included in the army's total.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-35083823