Burundi soldier shot dead by police

Armed gangsters shot dead two police officers during a robbery in Urambo District on Monday.

The leader of a small Burundian opposition party has been shot dead in the capital Bujumbura, witnesses say.

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.

The former head of Burundi's army has been shot dead outside his home in the capital Bujumbura.

Police say three ruling party activists have been shot dead in a bar in eastern Burundi as tensions mount ahead of elections later in the year.

Police shot dead four suspects on a robbery mission here on Friday evening, according to Regional Police Commander Liberatus Sabas.

Burundi troops have killed two gunmen in separate clashes in recent days, the army said yesterday, the latest unrest following the president’s controversial re-election.

Burundi’s opposition leader Patrice Gahungu was shot dead on Monday night as he was heading home at Gasenyi in the capital Bujumbura, his family told Xinhua Tuesday.

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