Burundi coup ends in failure, leaders arrested or on run

An attempt to overthrow Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza ended in failure on Friday as coup leaders admitted defeat and were arrested or forced to go on the run from loyalist troops. General Godefroid Niyombare, who launched the coup in the central African nation earlier in the week, told AFP by telephone that he wanted to give himself up while other top generals were arrested. The dramatic end to the coup attempt ended 48 hours of uncertainty over who was in charge of the small, landlocked and impoverished nation, which has been gripped by a political crisis over Nkurunziza's controversial bid to stand for a third consecutive term in office. A senior police official said Niyombare was still on the run, but that three other pro-coup generals had been detained.

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