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.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Dec

Over 80 killed in Burundi clashes, army crackdown

Burundi’s army said that 79 “enemies” and eight soldiers were killed during the bloodiest day in months of unrest Friday, which left the streets of the capital strewn with bodies, many bearing gunshot wounds.

 

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

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.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Egypt police killed in Giza attack

Gunmen shoot dead two Egyptian policemen on a road leading to the Giza pyramids, in a rare attack at a tourist site.

 

9 years ago

BBC

14 Oct

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.

 

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.

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

18 Aug

Police Intensify Crackdown On Marijuana

Police Intensify Crackdown On Marijuana
AllAfrica.com
In an intensified operation against drug dealers and consumers, police in Arusha have nabbed five people including a couple with seven bales of bhang also known as marijuana. The arrest last week followed information provided by members of the public to ...

 

9 years ago

BBC

08 Nov

Scores flee in Burundi before crackdown

People in Burundi are leaving their homes in large numbers ahead of a promised government crackdown.

 

10 years ago

Coastweek

18 Aug

Tanzania police crackdown on marijuana farming and business

Tanzania police crackdown on marijuana farming and business
Coastweek
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian police on Sunday announced intensified operations against marijuana farming, trading and consuming in the northern area. Arusha Regional Police Chief Liberatus Sabas said the exercise, in collaboration with ...
Police Intensify Crackdown On MarijuanaAllAfrica.com

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