Burundi crisis spreads outside the capital

[WorldNews]

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The arsonists watched from the side of the hill as a house, belonging to a local boss of Burundi's ruling party, went up in smoke. The house belonged to the vice president of the ruling CNDD-FDD party in the municipality of Mugongomanga, just outside the capital Bujumbura -- and an area of strong opposition to President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid to stand for a third consecutive term in office. The capital itself has seen more than a month of street protests against the ruling party, which have met with a fierce crackdown by police, backed up by members of the Imbonerakure, the CNDD-FDD's youth wing that the United Nation's has branded as a militia.

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