Burundi: At Least Eight People Shot Dead in Burundi Capital

5 October 2015

At least eight people have died in shootings in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, an administrator has said, the latest in a series of attacks to hit the city since a disputed presidential election.

Local residents told the news agency Reuters that the police were behind the killings and had been accompanied by unarmed members of the ruling CNDD-FDD party's youth wing - Imbonerakure - who stole items such as mobile phones from houses.

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