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| Burundi crisis: Military bases attacked in Bujumbura | Burundi crisis: Military bases attacked in Bujumbura |
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| Heavily armed attackers have launched co-ordinated assaults on several army barracks in Burundi. | Heavily armed attackers have launched co-ordinated assaults on several army barracks in Burundi. |
| At least seven people, including some attackers, have reportedly been killed in Bujumbura, the capital. | At least seven people, including some attackers, have reportedly been killed in Bujumbura, the capital. |
| Witnesses described hearing gunfire and explosions for several hours, in Musaga in the south and Ngagara in the north. | Witnesses described hearing gunfire and explosions for several hours, in Musaga in the south and Ngagara in the north. |
| The incident is the worst violence since an attempted coup in May, sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza's third-term bid. | The incident is the worst violence since an attempted coup in May, sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza's third-term bid. |
| Bujumbura residents have taken cover at home and are too frightened to go to work or send their children to school, reports the BBC's Prime Ndikumagenga from the city. | |
| The attacks are the first on military targets since the coup attempt, he says. | The attacks are the first on military targets since the coup attempt, he says. |
| A presidential adviser said that government opponents had been trying to create a diversion to free prisoners with the attacks, but had failed. | A presidential adviser said that government opponents had been trying to create a diversion to free prisoners with the attacks, but had failed. |
| Mr Nkurunziza won a disputed election in July. | Mr Nkurunziza won a disputed election in July. |