Burundian authorities have intensified efforts to disarm civilians after president Pierre Nkurunziza issued a two-month ultimatum to all illegally armed groups to lay down their arms.
However, police officers have also been attacked during night patrols by armed groups, with the government accusing some civil society and opposition groups of perpetrating the killings.
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