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BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Witnesses say two people have been killed and more than a dozen injured in a series of grenade blasts in the Burundian capital. BUJUMBURA, Burundi — At least two people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a series of grenade blasts in Burundi’s capital Monday, witnesses said.
Two of the explosions happened in an open market on Monday in the Ngagara area of Bujumbura, killing at least two. Two other grenades exploded in the center of Bujumbura, injuring 11 people. Another explosion happened in the Buyenzi area, wounding at least three people. Two of the explosions happened in an open market in the Ngagara area of Bujumbura, killing the two. Two other grenades exploded in the center of Bujumbura, injuring 11 people. Another explosion happened in the Buyenzi area, wounding at least three people.
The witnesses spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing concerns for their safety. The witnesses insisted on anonymity, citing concerns for their safety.
Bujumbura has been plagued by violence since last April, when the president announced he would seek an ultimately successful third term in office. Gunfire and loud explosions are frequently heard here. Although the witnesses said they saw two dead bodies, Security Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyonyi, who visited one of the blast scenes, said one was killed and 32 wounded.
According to the U.N., hundreds of people have been killed in the unrest. Bujumbura has been plagued by violence since last April, when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would seek a third term in office, which he won. Gunfire and loud explosions are frequently heard in the capital.
The U.N. estimates that more than 230,000 people have fled to neighboring countries since the street protests began and that 432 people have been killed in the unrest. Human rights activists blame government security forces for extrajudicial killings.
The African Union proposed deploying peacekeepers, but Burundi’s government has said it would fight them as invaders.
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Ssuuna reported from Kigali, Rwanda.
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