Grenade Attack Kills 3 In Bujumbura; Bar Hit Popular With President's Backers
January 19 2016
Police say three people were killed in a grenade attack in Burundi's capital on Monday, reports the International Business Times.
Attackers on a motorbike threw grenades at a bar frequented by supporters of President Pierre Nkurunziza in Bujumbura's Bwiza neighborhood, reported Reuters.
A senior police officer, a lawyer and a civil servant were killed, said a police spokesman.
Tensions have been high since Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term in April 2015 when...
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