May 20, 2015
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — A Burundi army officer says police killed a soldier who was trying act as a buffer between police and protesters, who are demonstrating against the president's bid for a third term in office.
Captain Dismas Nduwamungu told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the soldier was part of a group of army troops trying to stop the police from firing at protesters who were throwing stones. He said the soldier was hit in the chest and died. Nduwamungu says another soldier was wounded in the leg.
The weeks of unrest in Bujumbura, the capital, boiled over last week when an army general announced a coup which was crushed within 48 hours by army forces loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza. The army has remained largely neutral in the street battles between the police and protesters.
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — A Burundi army officer says police killed a soldier who was trying act as a buffer between police and protesters, who are demonstrating against the president's bid for a third term in office.
Captain Dismas Nduwamungu told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the soldier was part of a group of army troops trying to stop the police from firing at protesters who were throwing stones. He said the soldier was hit in the chest and died. Nduwamungu says another soldier was wounded in the leg.
The weeks of unrest in Bujumbura, the capital, boiled over last week when an army general announced a coup which was crushed within 48 hours by army forces loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza. The army has remained largely neutral in the street battles between the police and protesters.
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