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| Burundi grenade attacks kill four ahead of election | Burundi grenade attacks kill four ahead of election |
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| Four people have been killed and 30 wounded in a wave of grenade attacks overnight in Burundi, police say, a week before parliamentary elections. | Four people have been killed and 30 wounded in a wave of grenade attacks overnight in Burundi, police say, a week before parliamentary elections. |
| A single attack on a bar in Ngozi, the hometown of President Pierre Nkurunziza, accounted for the majority of the victims. | A single attack on a bar in Ngozi, the hometown of President Pierre Nkurunziza, accounted for the majority of the victims. |
| Police blamed the attacks on opposition supporters and said three suspects had been arrested. | |
| Violent protests began in April against the president's third-term bid. | Violent protests began in April against the president's third-term bid. |
| In two grenade attacks overnight, one police officer was injured in the capital Bujumbura, and two people injured after an explosion near a bank in the northern town of Kirundo, police said. | In two grenade attacks overnight, one police officer was injured in the capital Bujumbura, and two people injured after an explosion near a bank in the northern town of Kirundo, police said. |
| Rights groups say at least 70 people have been killed and 500 wounded since the protests began in April. | Rights groups say at least 70 people have been killed and 500 wounded since the protests began in April. |
| On Friday night 11 police officers were wounded in simultaneous grenade attacks in the capital Bujumbura. | On Friday night 11 police officers were wounded in simultaneous grenade attacks in the capital Bujumbura. |
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