Gunfire and explosions as Burundians go to the polls

Burundians voted Tuesday amid gunfire and grenade blasts, with President Pierre Nkurunziza widely expected to win a third straight term despite international condemnation and thousands of people fleeing feared violence.

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Oct

Seven dead as heavy gunfire, explosions rock Bujumbura

Seven people were killed as heavy gunfire and grenade explosions rocked the Burundi capital Bujumbura Tuesday night.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Feb

The horror of grenade explosions

It’s nearly one and half years now. Under normal circumstances, it’s the time long enough for a common man to have put up with the past of whatever shocking or unpleasant experience.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Deadly explosions in Kenyan capital

At least six people have been killed and several more wounded in explosions in a suburb of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, officials say.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Nairobi buses 'hit by explosions'

Two blasts are reported on buses in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and there are fears of casualties.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Twin explosions rock Kenyan city

Two explosions are heard in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, with reports of three dead and several more injured.

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: 'There's gunfire on the beach'

The father of a holidaymaker in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse tells BBC News what his daughter witnessed of the attack on a beach near two tourist hotels.

 

11 years ago

BBC

'Heavy' gunfire near Congo barracks

Heavy gunfire is heard around the military barracks of presidential guards in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Gunfire erupts in S Sudan barracks

Gunfire erupts inside the main army barracks in South Sudan's capital, Juba, in what appears to be a dispute over military pay.

 

9 years ago

BBC

13 Dec

Gunfire in CAR during constitution poll

Gunfire breaks out in a Muslim district of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, as voters decide on a new constitution.

 

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