Burundi president returns to capital

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza returns to the capital Bujumbura, following Wednesday's failed coup attempt.

BUJUMBURA

Burundian leader Pierre Nkurunziza has returned to the country, his office said Thursday, as a deputy coup leader said the attempt to overthrow the president had failed after fierce battles between rival army factions.

“President Pierre Nkurunziza is now in Burundi,” his senior communications advisor Willy Nyamitwe told AFP. “That’s all we can say for the now because of security reasons.”

Nkurunziza was in neighbouring Tanzania for regional talks Wednesday when the coup was...

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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.

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza is said to have returned to the country, following an attempted coup.

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Dawn in Bujumbura, and bodies line the streets. President Pierre Nkurunziza succeeded in his return to power, but the violence that accompanied his controversial election has not stopped.