Burundi cameraman killed by police

A Burundi state TV cameraman and his family are killed by the police, who say they were trying to free three kidnapped colleagues in the troubled country.

BBC

Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Nov

Nine killed in Burundi attack, police in crackdown

Gunmen executed nine people in Burundi’s capital hours before police launched house-to-house searches for weapons on Sunday, amid international fears of fresh bloodletting in the central African nation.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Dec

At least 34 Burundi police killed in months violence: govt

At least 34 policemen have been killed and almost 300 wounded in Burundi since violent protests erupted in April against the president’s bid to remain in power, the government said Tuesday.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Oct

Burundi cameraman, family shot dead by security forces: residents

A Burundian journalist, his wife and their two children were shot dead by security forces in a flashpoint district of the capital Bujumbura amid tensions following the re-election of President Pierre Nkurunziza, residents said Wednesday.

 

10 years ago

New York Times

13 Jul

Police: 7 Killed in Gun Attack on Tanzania Police Post

Police: 7 Killed in Gun Attack on Tanzania Police Post
New York Times
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzania's police chief says gunmen attacked a police station in the city of Dar es Salaam, killing seven people and injuring four others. Ernest Mangu told reporters Monday that four of the victims were police officers.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Two killed in Burundi protests

Two people are killed in renewed protests in Burundi against President Pierre Nkurunziza's re-election bid, a BBC reporter at scene says.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Egypt police killed at checkpoint

Five policemen are killed in Egypt in an armed attack on a checkpoint south of Cairo, the interior ministry says.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Jan

Villager killed in battle with police

One person was killed and a police officer was injured following a conflict between law enforcers and intruders at the North Mara Barrick Gold mine in Tarime District.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Kenya police 'killed in ambush'

At least seven police officers have been killed in an ambush by local tribesmen during a security operation in northern Kenya, reports say.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Jul

Seven killed in police station attack

Police have launched a manhunt after seven people were killed and an unspecified number of firearms stolen when armed gangsters attacked a major police station in Dar es Salaam on Sunday night.

 

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