May 25, 2016
BBC News Africa


A retired army colonel in Burundi has been shot dead and his son
wounded in the latest attack in the capital, Bujumbura, police say, Reuters
news agency reports.

Rufyiri Lucien was shot as he sat in his car waiting for a gate to be
opened in the Ngagara neighbourhood.

"The victim was shot in the head while his son, who was opening [the
gate] for him, was slightly injured," Moise Nkurunziza, deputy spokesman
for the police, told Reuters.

Last night, gunmen killed a policeman and a civilian in the Ndava district
in Burundi's central Mwaro region.

The central African state has been hit by a spate of killings since
President Pierre Nkurunziza survived a coup attempt and mass protests last
year demanding that he step down after a decade in power.
[image: Burundi saw violent unrest after Mr Nkurunziza announced he would
pursue a third term]Reuters
The security forces were accused of using excessive force against protesters





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