coup to oust President Pierre Nkurunziza was declared successful.
An army General, in a widely broadcast address, announced that
President Nkurunziza has been removed from office.
>Photo: A Burundian protester shouts at the army for bulldozing a barricade Photo: AFP/Getty Images/ Phil Moore
Reports from BBC have it that the citizens have taken to the streets
to celebrate the apparent ousting of the president after the military
declared a coup against him, following ongoing protests against his
plans to stand for a third presidential term which many viewed as
being unconstitutional.
Protesters had on May 7, burned a Burundian man alive in the country's
capital, because he was a member of a pro-government youth group- one
accused of attacking the protesters.
A witness had told Reuters that, "they put tires around his neck and
then burned him", which reportedly illustrated how serious the brewing
crisis in Burundi could get.
Further reports claimed that since late April, protests against
Nkurunziza's legally controversial bid for a third term have rocked
the country's capital, Bujumbura, with no fewer than 19 people
confirmed dead, and the UN estimating a staggering 50,000 who have
fled their homes as a result of the violence.
The citizens are now ecstatic that the planned coup for the removal of
their president is yielding positive response.
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